Jan, take on board? So your opinions are to be taken on board and to h..l with mine. I gotcha. Nice.

I think you have misunderstood. What I have put here I have backed up with scripture. You have been asked for scripture reference but so far nothing (apart from the stall holders thing - and that has been explained). On the other hand scripture has been quoted to show Christs view of peace and love. Do you think all that goes out of the window? Christ peaceful and loving sometimes but then not at others?

Christ did not stab or punch the money changers I'm sure. But do you think as He was over turning those tables nobody was bruised? Christ was very careful and took time to make sure all those tables overturned in exactly the right way, hurting no one.LOL! In the mad dash out of the temple, no one was shoved, no one tripped and fell hurting themselves. LOL! Common sense tells me it was not a calmly organized event with out personal injury. It was violent.

Is there evidence of anyone being hurt - never mind thinking or what you might think - is there evidence of anyone being hurt?

You don't know do you?

I am sure you or anyone could imagine people actually being hurt - I think they call it artistic license in the film industry -but in this instance we do not know. We do know that no swords and shedding of blood was involved (think they would have at least been mentioned don't you  )

You know some say spanking your child is violent. Some say smashing a window with a brick is violent. I say overturning table , yelling, and chasing people is violent but can and should be used as Christ proves. Wars are violent and deadly but even God commanded they be fought. This is a result of our fallen nature. A result of sin.

It is actually a result of many things Pow wow - mainly in the negative. It is increased by perpetuation of violence & hatred. Hatred does not overcome hatred it merely perpetuates it - hatred actually feeds hatred so it grows stronger. If you want to counteract it - you don't use hatred/violence. You deal with it in another way (usually by communication).