Episode 37: Is political violence ever justifiable?

In our 37th episode of “Men Who Understood the Times,” we discuss: Is political violence ever justifiable?

1. What is violence? Are words violence? Is silence violence?

2. What logic do people use to justify political violence?

3. Historical and current examples of political violence

4. How do Christians respond to political violence from their enemies?

5. How do Christians respond to political violence from “allies”?

6. How might Christians work to deescalate political violence?

7. What might Christians do if it doesn't deescalate but intensifies?

“Whoever has worldly wealth and sees his brother in need but closes his heart against him—how can God’s love remain in him? Dear children, let us love not only with word or with our tongue, but also in action and truth” (1 John 3:17-18).