[MeganC]

From the article:

>>>Of course, the proper Christian response to (islamic) violence is never revenge.<<<

In the case of islam I disagree. Vengeance and overwhelming force are what these people understand the best. They see Christian charity and restraint not as virtues but as weaknesses to be exploited.

Were I in the White House I’d have brought all possible force to bear to assure the safety of our people in Benghazi. And after the last American was safely removed I’d have ordered 24/7 bombing of the place until not one brick rested upon another throught the entire city.

The muslims will NEVER respect us so it is well past the time when we should teach them to FEAR us.

[JLLH]

I think there’s a difference in the way a government should respond and an individual. As Christians on a personal level we are not to return hate for hate (so hard to do!), but on a governmental level — it’s the government’s job to protect the innocent and its citizens from a hateful agenda-driven agency. There is nothing contradictory in this.

[chesley]

There is nothing in Christianity that prohibits self-defense or the defense of innocent parties, even if it involves killing the aggressor.

Nor is justified war prohibited.

Revenge is another matter, and the prohibition of it is one of the hardest issues I have in following a Christian path. There are just SO many people that would be better off with a baseball bat cracked against their skulls