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Praying for those that commit evil is. And it draws us closer to the Lord. That was the purpose of my comment.

I understand, and I truly was not being argumentative. I think that everything that you have written is admirable. I would only add that "Praying for those that commit evil" should not be our only response to evil. The many laws in the Old Testament that deal with sin make it clear that God expects us to deal with evil through laws. When the current set of laws are insufficient to deal with evil, I believe he expects us to amend those laws to deal with evil (while at the same time praying for those who commit evil).

I'm not criticizing what you have written, just trying to supplement it.