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$\"Ta-Nehisi$ <\/p>\n

The above words\u00a0are from an article by Ta-Nehisi Coates, \u201cNon-Violence as Compliance,\u201d which appeared in\u00a0The Atlantic<\/em><\/a>. They seemed to deserve the wider circulation that a meme image sometimes brings, and so I made the above.<\/p>\n

As the background, I used a photo of him from the Lavin Agency website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I would be interested to know what readers of this blog think about the use of violence \u2013 against property or against people. Is it ever justified? Did Jesus call his followers to strict non-violence? Does overturning tables in the temple constitute \u201crioting\u201d?<\/p>\n

What are your views on this subject?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"