And on a practical level, advocating absolute pacifism in those disinclined to instigate violence only guarantees the egregious applications of violence only get worse
That's your view. For clarity, I'm going to call you a Heinleinist, an adherent of the theory of deterrence.
Christ's view was the contrary.
I'm not going to argue the merits of the respective philosophies.
I'm just going to emphasize that you CANNOT be BOTH a Heinleinist and a Christian. They are mutually incompatible philosophies. Heinlein tells you to deter. Christ tells you to leave it to god; all men WILL die, and the question is whether you die with bloody hands or clean.
"You're going to die young because you smoked thirty cigarettes a day since you were fifteen. And you're going to go to hell, because of the life you took. You're fucked." -Gabriel, Constantine
That's your view. For clarity, I'm going to call you a Heinleinist, an adherent of the theory of deterrence.
Christ's view was the contrary.
I'm not going to argue the merits of the respective philosophies.
I'm just going to emphasize that you CANNOT be BOTH a Heinleinist and a Christian. They are mutually incompatible philosophies. Heinlein tells you to deter. Christ tells you to leave it to god; all men WILL die, and the question is whether you die with bloody hands or clean.
"You're going to die young because you smoked thirty cigarettes a day since you were fifteen. And you're going to go to hell, because of the life you took. You're fucked." -Gabriel, Constantine