The New Testament is essentially an awkward combination of egregious slave morality ("the meek shall inherit the earth"... who actually believes this? When someone hits you, turn the other cheek toward them so they can hit it too... this is one of the dumbest pieces of advice I have ever heard. When someone hits you, hit them back. Defend yourself, don't be a wallflower.)
Except we know what happened to the members of Jesus’ generation who violently resisted the Roman Empire: their holy city was ravaged and their people were scattered to the four winds. Meanwhile, the people who were commanded to love their enemies ultimately vanquished them.
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