[frank ballenger]

Sorry to say Christians and Jews are naive. The turn the other cheek, give your cloak and your coat and all that adds up to a form of the Buddhists’ and Ghandi’s nonviolence.

Like someone who holds a hostage and the police set down their weapons, the violent ones have all the power on earth.
And they use it on the hapless victims.

Those who are kind to the cruel
will in the end be cruel to the kind-— Talmud on Ecclesiastes.

[NorthMountain]

Christians have made fearsome warriors over the last two millennia ...

[laplata]

Passive Resistance doesn’t work with the Communists like it did with the British.

The Government of the United States has now moved into the Communist method of operations.

[The Duke]

I've been studying the "turn the other cheek" question for a few months now. I'm not a long-time Bible scholar, however I've been discussing the issue with some knowledgeable and intelligent Christians, as well as doing some historical reading. I would not want to endanger my eternal soul, so it's important to get this right.

I've about concluded that not only is it not necessary to turn the other cheek when dealing with tyranny, but it's almost certain that going on the offensive (even pre-emptively) is an option.

For anyone interested in the details of my research and reasoning, I would be happy to send a Freep mail. :)