Whoa, hold on there, pardner. Jesus was willing to use violence to make a political point and He actively got up in the government's face and preached. He didn't just go up to a mountain and commune with the deer, or something. That was St. Francis.

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Uh, no. He used violence to clear out what was supposed to be holy place, the place of His Father. He never even condemned WHAT they were doing (a point missed by most people), only WHERE they were doing it. Yes. He wasn't passive, but He was not violent or coercive except to evil spirits. Why is that so hard to comprehend?