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W.D. James's avatar

I like the rigor of your argument. What of the argument that would say we have a positive moral duty, rooted in love of neighbor, to use violence against the violent if that is what our neighbor is in need of from us?

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Thomas Flynn's avatar

Such a great piece, and I agree with you. In line with your observations about anti-pacifism, I believe it reaches its most blasphemous when apologists attempt to justify brutal war by the Israelites as an example of "God's justice". It's not God's justice; it's a human narrative. "For I desire mercy, not sacrifice." The fact that people can read the Old Testament and think that Israel's indulgence in the cycle of violence is God's divine command baffles me.

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