I don’t like the property damage either. We need to be smart about this, pick and choose our battles. The violence will lead us nowhere. Dr. King didn’t use violence. Jesus didn’t use violence. We do what we can do within the law, what we know to do, pray and watch God do the rest. We are going to birth and Ismael if we go violent.
Both of them were murdered!
Non-violent protest only works well like it did for Gandhi and the 60s Civil Rights movement if the audience who watches (and the media who reports it) get outraged at those who would enforce the laws, and sympathetic to those willing to martyr themselves, and those outraged have sufficient pull on the authorities to do something about it.
Didn’t work so well in China and hasn’t worked very well in Iran, either.
Although right now, this is people blowing off steam. Will it escalate? Time will tell.
“Jesus didn’t use violence.”
I’d say the money changers in the Temple would disagree with your assessement.
On the other hand, the peaceful approach hasn't done a damn thing. Maybe it's time to step it up a notch or two.
When the people fear the government, it's tyranny. When the government fears the people, it's liberty. I vote for liberty.
Moneylenders in the temple...I'm trying to think of an equivalent.
I agree that the time is not yet for a bloody coups but Jesus did drive the moneychangers out of the temple with a whip.
Jesus (God) directed his people to kill every last man, woman, and child of his enemies in canaan.
Those democrats in DC have proven themselves to be God's enemies time and time again. I leave it up to God to remove them how He sees fit . Psalms 109:8-9
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