advantage and disadvantage of violence
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Advantage and Disadvantage of violevce
Advantages
Jesus said,' all who live by sword, die by sword'
Jesus said,' Love thy neighbour as you love yourself '
Jesus said,'Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you'
MLK said,' Meet hate with love'
Violence sets bad examples and causes regret
Violence breaks the law. Jesus said,' Give Ceaser what is Caeser and to God what is God', don't break God's law and the laws of the land.
Disadvantages
Jesus overturned tables in the Temple Court to show how serious he was about the temple, God's house of prayer, was being violated.
Violence may bring more attention e.g. in 2007 Greenpeace caused 30,000 pounds worth of damage to bring public's attention about danger of power stations.
Bonhoeffer started of as a pacifist who came to believe that some evil can only be overcome by violence i.e.. involvement to kill Hitler.
Nelson Mandela came to see a need of violence against the South African government in the struggle to overcome apartheid - the segregation and persecution of blacks in South Africa.
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