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In 1554, in response to his critics, Menno Simons laid down a challenge: “Peter was commanded to sheathe his sword. All Christians are commanded to love their enemies; to do good unto those who abuse and persecute them; to give the mantle when the cloak is taken, the other cheek when one is struck. TellContinue reading “If you torture the least of these, you torture me”

Have you ever been puzzled by people who say they worship Jesus, the crucified one, with one breath and say they recognize torture, as a necessary evil, with the next?