Joe,
I think you may have missed what I wad getting at. And what the post was about... you seem to be applying it to "mass movements" while what is being discussed is on the individual level.
But there will always be an argument over how far pacifism extends... but I wrote what it means to me.
I believe all Christians are called to be pacifists, that being peacemakers. We respond to violence, injustice and oppression only to the point where it stops. We do not demand justice for the wrongs we have suffered, I firmly believe when we demand justice we more often then not commit an injustice to another person. Also where are we ever given an example of where Jesus or any or the Apostles demanded justice for the wrongs they suffered?
So on the personal level we respond only with the amount of "force" to counter and stop any further acts.
I hope this clarifies my position.
-Venari
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