But we also cannot just keep turning the other cheek.
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There's a lot to be said for turning the other cheek.
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In his public, Pryor has been turning the other cheek acting diplomatically.
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Now, halfway through Paris, there's a third way: turning the other cheek.
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Turning the other cheek is traded for keeping your head on a swivel.
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After years of inaction and turning the other cheek, America wants to see it all.
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But hopefully we'll have made some progress in the psychology of turning the other cheek.
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" But on Tuesday, Trump, 36, appeared to be turning the other cheek to her Twitter "trolls.
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Turning the other cheek does not allow us to turn our eyes away from this tragedy.
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Some people believe in turning the other cheek; Trump, in his own words, believes in counter-punching.
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In turning the other cheek to Gohmert, Mueller may have acted from admirable, but ill advised, impulses.
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There is a longstanding Christian tradition of turning the other cheek, and that's usually the best approach to abuse.
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"Turning the other cheek does not mean failing to hold those who do, or enable, violence accountable," Heath said.
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" She rejected the notion of turning the other cheek, stating that the Rajneesh philosophy was to "take both of their cheeks.
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Smiling and turning the other cheek to the belief in nonsense-without-proof, while enjoying the loving culture and community, had consequences.
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Still, for some pastors, turning the other cheek only goes so far, especially as the fear of another attack becomes more concrete.
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After he stopped turning the other cheek, he argued with umpires, and complained about injustices, small and large, inside and outside of baseball.
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But more than any president since Richard Nixon, Trump has shown himself incapable of turning the other cheek and converting doubters into allies.
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Since becoming the GOP's presumptive nominee, Trump has not developed the technique of turning the other cheek that could benefit his wider political interests.
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Some headlines, such as "Sociologists Plumb the Secrets of Compatibility" and "Turning the Other Cheek, A Psychological View," promised an optimistic take on human nature.
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Before Rustin joined King's counsel, the man most-associated with turning the other cheek kept guns in his home and had armed guards protecting his family.
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We have always preached turning the other cheek, telling the teacher, etc, but something about this kid's face made all those teachings fly out of window.
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Christian imagery is freely evoked, but the faith itself is dramatically contradicted — forget about turning the other cheek; the ideal here is to kick evil's ass.
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Before the archdiocese indicated its support for the filing of charges, Jack Alexander of Redondo Beach told the outlet that turning the other cheek sent the wrong message.
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Trump, so thin-skinned he is incapable of turning the other cheek to criticism even from random people on Twitter, predictably had a toddler-style meltdown over Yates' insubordination.
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For example, the image of Robinson entering the major leagues is of a man who kept his temper in check, engaging in the "Christ-like gesture of turning the other cheek," in Burns' words.
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He has not been a friend by turning the other cheek in the face of what Nancy Pelosi once called "the insult to the intelligence of the United States" from Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
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In turning the other cheek, Bill Clinton is seemingly taking a different tack than in the 2008 campaign, when his at times huffy statements on the trail muddied his wife's message and caused unwanted headlines.
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Dash asserts that if the music industry, press, and public had rallied around calling out Kelly's inappropriate relationship with Aaliyah instead of normalizing it with speculation, or turning the other cheek to it, perhaps Kelly's alleged pattern of abuse wouldn't have happened.
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But if he recommends some kind of harsh measure in the form of tariffs or investment restrictions, analysts say Beijing is going to view it as an assault on the heart of its economy and is unlikely to respond by turning the other cheek.
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Bill Kristol, a conservative writer who is a harsh critic of Trump, noted in his own Twitter post that Trump in a 2013 tweet had said, "Sorry, not a believer!" when he was asked about the Christian maxim of turning the other cheek when a person smacks ones' right cheek.
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The rubber community is lucky enough to be embraced with open arms by other fetishists at kink events, but that experience demonstrated to me that it's easy to do so while turning the other cheek to the disabled, people of color, women, and HIV-positive individuals—marginalized communities that cut across our kink communities like weaves in a basket.
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Mafia 3, even as it sidesteps many of the political motivations of the era, still allows me to exist outside of the normal boundaries of heroism, still allows me to hold my head high as a black man and take revenge when slighted, instead of turning the other cheek as black people have always been expected to.
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While many of the themes and ideas expressed during the panel are far from foreign to mainstream Christian thought — one would be hard-pressed to find a Christian that didn't believe in "turning the other cheek," say, or fighting division and violence with conciliatory love — their particularly politicized manifestation at the Press Club is not representative of American Christians as a whole.
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Jesus taught turning the other cheek during the Sermon on the Mount. Turning the other cheek is a phrase in Christian doctrine from the Sermon on the Mount that refers to responding to injury without revenge and allowing more injury. This passage is variously interpreted as commanding nonresistance, Christian pacifism, or nonviolence on the part of the victim.
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René Girard differs from Nietzsche by assessing the ressentiment is a left-over of not pursuing the mimetic rival or the scapegoat. It is the price paid for turning the other cheek. Atonement could be achieved only by moving beyond rivalry and ressentiment.
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In his journal, he told his magistrate, "God dwells not in temples made with hands."Journal of George Fox (1694), Chapter 4. He also sought to set an example by his actions there, turning the other cheek when being beaten and refusing to show his captors any dejected feelings.
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The would-be invaders of Oz drink from the fountain, forget everything, and return home.Zipes (2006), p. 105-137 Zipes argues that Baum was not going for a message of turning the other cheek. He was aware that if one uses the same methods as one's enemies, one risks becoming like them.
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Thus, by turning the other cheek, the persecuted was demanding equality. Wink continues with an interpretation of handing over one's cloak in addition to one's tunic. The debtor has given the shirt off his back, a situation forbidden by Hebrew law as stated in Deuteronomy (24:10-13). By giving the lender the cloak as well, the debtor was reduced to nakedness.
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The Masses, 1917 political cartoon by socialist cartoonist Art Young Although anarchists have traditionally been skeptical of or vehemently opposed to organized religion, some anarchists have provided religious interpretations and approaches to anarchism, including the idea that glorification of the state is a form of sinful idolatry.Christoyannopoulos, Alexandre (March 2010). "A Christian Anarchist Critique of Violence: From Turning the Other Cheek to a Rejection of the State". Political Studies Association.
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The children have never seen Boo, who rarely leaves the house. On different occasions, Jem has found small objects left inside a tree knothole on the Radley property. These include a broken pocket watch, an old spelling bee medal, a pocket knife, and two carved soap dolls resembling Jem and Scout. Atticus, a lawyer, strongly believes all people deserve fair treatment, in turning the other cheek and to defend what you believe.
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But David's music appears not to improve this world in any way, because as he grows more accomplished, the world around him grows more evil. A key theme is the road of any person through life, and to what extent it is possible for this world to be improved by the acts of individuals. It is also about turning the other cheek. The Apprentice to Sorcery, the third novel, is about the mediaeval thinker and physician Johannes Faber, a scientist in the spirit of Faust.
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" Additionally, David said the prospect of meaningful political change seemed remote at the time Commontime was made, so that becoming angry about it "almost pointless, or at least disappointly directionless." With the stronger pop music sound in Commontime, the album sends a message that experiencing joy and fun despite difficult political times is itself an act of political defiance. Peter Brewis said of this: "It is also a political action to go and have fun, despite what is going on. It's almost like turning the other cheek.
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Adhering to the standard of "turning the other cheek", which they believe supersedes the Old Testament law of "an eye for an eye", the Christian left sometimes hearkens towards pacifism in opposition to policies advancing militarism. Some among the Christian left,John Cort, Christian Socialism (1988) , pp. 32. as well as some non- religious socialists, find support for anarchism, communism and socialism in the Gospels (for example Mikhail Gorbachev citing Jesus as "the first socialist"). The Christian left is a broad category that includes Christian socialism, as well as Christians who would not identify themselves as socialists.
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Radical discipleship is a movement in practical theology that has emerged from a yearning to follow the true message of Jesus and a discontentment with mainstream Christianity. Radical Christians, such as Ched Myers and Lee Camp, believe mainstream Christianity has moved away from its origins, namely the core teachings and practices of Jesus such as turning the other cheek and rejecting materialism. Radical is derived from the Latin word radix meaning "root", referring to the need for perpetual re-orientation towards the root truths of Christian discipleship. Radical discipleship also refers to the Anabaptist Reformation movement beginning in Zurich, Switzerland in 1527.
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The history of punishment in reaction to crime began in biblical times with the an eye for an eye guideline, although later Christians interpreted that literally by emphasizing compassion and tolerance, rather than punishment, even to the extent of "turning the other cheek." Although most Western populations eventually embraced some version of Judeo-Christian values, Medieval Europe displayed little of the restraint prescribed by this religious tradition. On the contrary, the level of violence among medieval populations were exceeded only by the force applied by emerging states in their attempts to maintain control and suppress it. Deciding guilt in an offender was more important than the nature of the offense.
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40 There are also sayings of Jesus that oppose violence, such as Turning the other cheek and the passage about Jesus and the woman taken in adultery. The earliest detailed accounts of the killing of Jesus are contained in the four canonical gospels, with other implicit references in the New Testament epistles. In the synoptic gospels, Jesus predicts his death in three separate episodes.St Mark's Gospel and the Christian faith by Michael Keene 2002 pages 24–25 All four Gospels conclude with an extended narrative of Jesus' arrest, initial trial at the Sandhedrin and final trial at Pilate's court, where Jesus is flogged, forced to carry his cross through Jerusalem, and then crucified.
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Jesus calls people to repent their sins and to devote themselves completely to God. Jesus tells his followers to adhere to Jewish law, although he is perceived by some to have broken the law himself, for example regarding the Sabbath. When asked what the greatest commandment is, Jesus replies: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind ... And a second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:37–39). Other ethical teachings of Jesus include loving your enemies, refraining from hatred and lust, turning the other cheek, and forgiving people who have sinned against you (Matthew 5–7).
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L Tolstoy — On Life and Essays on Religion, 1934 Tolstoyans tend to focus more on following the teachings of Jesus, rather than on his miracles or divinity. They attempt to live an ascetic and simple life, preferring to be vegetarian, non-smoking, teetotal and chaste. Tolstoyans are considered Christian pacifists and advocate nonresistance in all circumstances. Tolstoy's understanding of what it means to be Christian was defined by the Sermon on the Mount and summed up in five simple propositions: # Love your enemies # Do not be angry # Do not fight evil with evil, but return evil with good (an interpretation of turning the other cheek) # Do not lust # Do not take oaths.
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Moreover, norms of gratitude do not speak very directly about what feelings and obligations are appropriate toward wrongdoers, or the malicious. Reciprocity, by contrast, speaks directly to both sides of the equation – requiring responses in kind: positive for positive, negative for negative. In this, it also differs from the golden rule, which is compatible with forgiveness and “turning the other cheek” but has notorious difficulties as a basis for corrective justice, punishment, and dealing with people (e.g., masochists) who have unusual motivational structures. Finally, the idea of enforcing, or carrying out a duty of gratitude, as well as calibrating the extent one's gratitude, seems inconsistent with the warm and benevolent feelings of “being grateful.” There is a similar inconsistency in the idea of enforcing a duty to love.
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On 30 December 2003, De Paolis was appointed Secretary of the Apostolic Signatura and Titular Bishop of Thelepte by Pope John Paul II. He received his episcopal consecration on 21 February 2004 from Cardinal Angelo Sodano, with Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi, CS, and Bishop Francesco Saverio Salerno serving as co- consecrators. In response to the murder of two priests in Turkey and Nigeria, he declared, "Enough now with this turning the other cheek! It's our duty to protect ourselves...The West has had relations with the Arab countries for half a century, mostly for oil, and has not been able to get the slightest concession on human rights." De Paolis was named President of the Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See by Pope Benedict XVI on 12 April 2008, also being promoted to Titular Archbishop of Thelepte.
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For example, he advises turning the other cheek, and to love your enemies, in contrast to taking an eye for an eye. According to most interpretations of Matthew 5:17, 18, 19, and 20, and most Christian views of the Old Covenant, these new interpretations of the Law and Prophets are not opposed to the Old Testament, which was the position of Marcion, but form Jesus' new teachings which bring about salvation, and hence must be adhered to, as emphasized in towards the end of the sermon. In Matthew 6 Jesus condemns doing what would normally be "good works" simply for recognition and not from the heart, such as those of alms (6:1–4), prayer (6:5–15), and fasting (6:16–18). The discourse goes on to condemn the superficiality of materialism and calls the disciples not to worry about material needs, but to "seek" God's kingdom first.
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Rogers sings in narration about his ward and nephew Tommy, a young man with a prominent reputation for never standing up for himself; his pacifism earned him the derisive nickname "Yellow" from others throughout the county, but Rogers hinted that he always felt there was something about Tommy that the rest of the county did not see. Tommy's non-violent attitude was greatly influenced by his father who died in prison when Tommy was ten years old; during his last visit his father, from his deathbed, pleads with Tommy to not make the same mistakes he made, telling him that "turning the other cheek" is not a sign of weakness, and advising him, "Son, you don't have to fight to be a man". Years later, Tommy is in a relationship with a woman named Becky who loves and accepts him as he is. One day while Tommy was at work, the three Gatlin Brothers assault Becky and gang rape her.
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People are viewed as having unique responsibilities towards their own contexts: for instance, the duty of parents is to take care of their children and that of children to take care of their parents, the right of ancestors is to be honoured, and the land deserves to be cultivated. Rodnovers blame Christianity for transferring personal responsibility into a transcendent future, when actions will be judged by God and people either smitten or forgiven for their sins, in fact exempting people from responsibility. According to Rodnovers, justice and truth have to be realised in this life, so that "turning the other cheek", waiving agency and intervention in the things of this world, is considered immoral and equivalent to welcoming wrongness. In other words, fleeing from the commitment towards the forces at play in the present context is the same as denying the gods; it disrupts morality, impairing the individual, society and the world itself.
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