They renounced violence—more or less—when they became top dogs.
No, they didn’t renounce violence, they just no longer needed to go to war against already conquered and captive populations. But violence was used to keep them on top, and stomp out the competition. That’s been on the decline in Western Christian countries for centuries, at least in terms of enforcing generally recognized Christianity.
No, they didn’t renounce violence, they just no longer needed to go to war against already conquered and captive populations. But violence was used to keep them on top, and stomp out the competition. That’s been on the decline in Western Christian countries for centuries, at least in terms of enforcing generally recognized Christianity.