Let’s see here when the apostles went out they were run out of towns Pauls had been imprisoned and had bee beaten with rods why do you think they did all this stuff to the apostles? Just cause they wanted to or did they do something to have them beaten and run out of town.Oh and PS Jesus called the religious leaders of His day vipers and the children of the devil.
But see, calling them vipers doesn't equate with doing what they do. Turning the cheek seven times seventy times is the standard to response to that kind of adversity (I admit I'm not that good at that)
If you want to run people out of town or beat them with rods go on with your bad self. But admit you're doing it in the name of those that did it to the apostles... not in His name as the pastor here is doing.