Thank you for this Ms Leddy. Enlightening as it is disturbing. My first thought was the caveat of resisting evil and becoming what we resisted by how we resist. Sort of like Israel today? It brought to mind a notion that has been bothering me increasingly of late. If we do not use the methods of our "enemy"- who/which respects no rule except to obliterate, what rules do we adopt?  The VERY notion of rules, let alone the message of Christ, seems to imply defeat. So we redefine "defeat" to be victory?  That seems to be the "Christian" mandate? Is the "one, true, good and beautiful" satisfied by the demise of its faithful.  Is the "image and likeness of God" in time its own demise? Some victory. Who is this God?

The importance of the thoughts expressed should not be left hanging. As with posters below - stay, and let the conversation continue.