It's the same problem with the Republican party, where they would rather "lose with dignity" than win by any means necessary. Sure, you can look like the bigger man while losing, but a loss is a loss no matter what. Eventually, those losses are going to pile up, and you can't fight a war in which you always lose your battles.

Imagine if your country refused to adapt to modern warfare, insisted on riding in to battle on horseback, and then cried "no fair" when they got cut to pieces by a belt fed machine gun.

This is the problem with modern Christians and the Republican party. They're too soft. They fear the reaction to their self defense more than the violence they already receive. The burglar isn't sitting outside your house, he's already inside, about to stab your wife and steal her jewelry. The time for meek pacifism is long gone, and being a cowardly nice guy is only going to make the suffering last longer.