Jesus urged us to turn the other cheek when struck.
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He simply lacks the equanimity to turn the other cheek.
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But turn the other cheek has become -- replaced by counter punching.
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Donald Trump has never been one to turn the other cheek.
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Hong Kong regulators can turn the other cheek, and hold their ground.
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Turn the other cheek, love your enemy, confront your opponent with aggressive love.
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You might turn the other cheek, but you could also throw a punch.
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But we know that the Christ-like thing is to turn the other cheek.
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But how do we know when to turn the other cheek and when to fight?
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How does the jobless black man feel when he's told to turn the other cheek?
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"When Jesus said, 'Turn the other cheek,' it was a revolution in human consciousness," Mr. Duchovny says.
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" This was an example, his biographer claimed, of Dr. Johnson's turn-the-other-cheek philosophy of "subservience.
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At this point the play, having had its comic face slapped, means to turn the other cheek.
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"Israel is a country with national pride, and we do not turn the other cheek," he said.
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Devastated, I complained to a counselor who suggested I pray for the ability to turn the other cheek.
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Turn the other cheek (and tell her you're using the blender the next time she asks for it).
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Much as we'd love it for Ma to simply turn the other cheek, that's probably not going to happen.
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Trump's inability to turn the other cheek turned this into a bona fide political crisis, CNN's Stephen Collinson said.
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In the New Testament, Jesus Christ instructs his followers to reject that teaching and instead turn the other cheek.
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Dunham seems to be taking a "turn the other cheek" approach as of late when it comes to Instagram commenters.
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London 2017 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Bible admonishes the unfairly smitten to turn the other cheek in order to reach paradise.
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For one thing, it could invite retribution from Mr. Trump, who has not seemed inclined to turn the other cheek.
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President Trump, who has a lifelong habit of leaving no slight unanswered, is not going to turn the other cheek now.
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If Democrats turn the other cheek, the rational takeaway for Republican leaders would be that there is no price for obstruction.
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" Asked why evangelicals don't turn the other cheek, as instructed by their faith, Perkins replied, "You know, you only have two cheeks.
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"I wish that I could turn the other cheek every single time, but I'm also not a pushover, you know?" she continues.
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We're often told to hold our heads high, stand firm on our beliefs, turn the other cheek, and take the higher road.
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"How many times can one turn the other cheek?" a then 26-year-old musician in the Stonewall that night later asked.
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"Just because Jesus said to turn the other cheek doesn't mean you have to let people walk all over you," he said.
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During the campaign, Francis denounced the notion of a wall along the Mexican border, and Trump didn't exactly turn the other cheek.
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A disturbing lawsuit alleges that school officials told a sixth-grade boy to "turn the other cheek" after being sexually assaulted by classmates.
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It's the decision any candidate taking on Trump has to make: get down in the mud with him, or turn the other cheek.
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In dealing with Turkey, a difficult ally prone to gusts of emotion, Washington's fallback option has always been to turn the other cheek.
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In practice, Jeffress said: Nowhere is government told to forgive those who wrong it, nowhere is government told to turn the other cheek.
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But that only leads to a cycle of even worse driving, so it's better, as Francis would say, to turn the other cheek.
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"In the West you have a notion that if somebody hits you on the left cheek, you turn the other cheek," he reportedly said.
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Analysts say China is unlikely to turn the other cheek if Trump lashes out by putting big tariffs of its own on American products.
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Mr Navarro said on March 2nd that he thought exporting countries would turn the other cheek, concerned over losing access to America's other markets.
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We were ready to turn the other cheek when your combination of hard work, cheating and industrial policy was focused on low-end industries.
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As a result, U.S. leaders who support free trade have largely chosen to turn the other cheek as cheaper steel flows into the country.
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And have you noticed that requests to "turn the other cheek" are most popular with folks asking us to turn ours, but rarely their own?
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President frustrated by coverage But Trump seems unable to turn the other cheek -- even before his inauguration he launched into a Twitter tirade against Democratic Rep.
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Movements of the 1960s and 70s like feminist and liberation theology questioned the degree to which "turn the other cheek" should be balanced by righteous anger.
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When congressmen mock him, insult him and twist his words, his effectiveness will depend on his willingness to turn the other cheek and work for a deal.
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"I know the president is subject to lots of attacks, but he should always try to turn the other cheek and take the high road," Duprey said.
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This is NOT what they mean by turn the other cheek -- but a New Zealand-born singer couldn't pass on getting Harry Styles all over her face.
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He's openly disregarding the tenets of his faith: While Jesus may have encouraged his followers to pay their taxes, "turn the other cheek" was also a mandate.
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The Panthers' refusal to turn the other cheek, their in-your-face speeches, their urban roots and Pan-African worldview -- all shaped the sensibility of hip-hop music.
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" She added, "The religious, spiritual, and moral heroes we elevate in society are all the ones who literally said 'turn the other cheek' and 'go high' to heaven.
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Though it should be a simple misunderstanding, Dodd and Gunvalson could hear their names being mentioned in a less-than-flattering light and refuse to turn the other cheek.
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The change from Cruz's seven-months-old, turn-the-other-cheek strategy, which was on display just 24 hours ago, involves aggressively highlighting Trump's ties to the Democratic Party.
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Readers may find it a little odd that Rumsfeld, that terror of bureaucrats in the George W. Bush administration, extols the virtues of Christian turn-the-other-cheek leadership.
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Washington (CNN)Loving your enemies is one of Jesus' most famous teachings, mentioned in his Sermon on the Mount just after he tells followers to turn the other cheek.
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And they confirm that even the US's closest allies will not turn the other cheek as the Trump administration pursues the most aggressive protectionist trade agenda it has in decades.
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So, when Jesse talks about the side that is more hostile, the reaction should be to turn the other cheek, but do you see that happening when it gets more heated?
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This kind of turn-the-other-cheek diplomacy depends on American submission and an eventual Russian awakening to the moral failing of their assault, neither of which is going to happen.
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"In the West you have the notion that if somebody hits you on the left cheek, you turn the other cheek," Xi said in the report, according to people briefed on his remarks.
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But even as President Vladimir Putin trolls the White House, saying he will turn the other cheek and sit tight awaiting what figures to be a more friendly administration on the horizon, questions outpace answers.
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"In the West you have the notion that if somebody hits you on the left cheek, you turn the other cheek," Chinese President Xi Jinping told a group of American and European CEOs on Thursday.
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And that's precisely what worries some people: What will happen when the rest of society is forced to reckon with a topic and a group of people that, normally, they quietly turn the other cheek to?
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"In the West you have the notion that if somebody hits you on the left cheek, you turn the other cheek," Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly told a group of American and European CEOs on Thursday.
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He began playing seriously in Virginia in the 1950s, molded primarily by the legendary coach Dr. Robert Johnson, who taught Ashe the same turn-the-other-cheek philosophy that Jackie Robinson used while breaking into baseball.
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Vigneault's quiet and intense style often seemed to favor veterans at the expense of rookies, and he wanted his teams to play with a turn-the-other-cheek mind-set so as not to take unnecessary penalties.
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How can or should those affected by tragedy live out one of the most fundamental and radical principles of Christian life — to "turn the other cheek" to offenders — even as they balance righteous anger at those responsible?
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If they felt confronted, he and his classmates should have paid heed to the Christian dictum of "turn the other cheek" rather than to thrust both cheeks into the face of an elder about whom they knew nothing.
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Christians are called to live for something bigger than themselves and bring glory to God by being Christ unto the world, to turn the other cheek to those who would be their enemies, to confront sin without fear.
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" It was the follower, though, who got the final word: "i cannot turn the other cheek while others use their 'free speech' to advocate genocide, enact violence on POC/lgbt community/etc while the state refuses to punish them.
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Faced with such an attack, Britain needed to be able "to respond in cyberspace" because the alternative was to turn the other cheek or to retaliate by conventional military means, with all the legal and escalatory risk that entails.
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"In the West, you have the notion that if somebody hits you on the left cheek, you turn the other cheek," President Xi Jinping told Western business leaders at a meeting this summer, according to the WSJ's unnamed sources.
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And while that may seem on the surface like plenty of money to go around, the idea of being first to market with these robot cars is too valuable for any company to turn the other cheek when the opportunity arises.
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Kelly's willingness to turn the other cheek to Porter's alleged abuse is ridiculous; it is made more so by the fact that Porter lacked necessary security clearance — serious impediment to a person in his position as White House staff secretary.
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Consciously or otherwise, one legislative supporter argued for the bill in terms that seemed to turn familiar Christian terminology on its head: "A healthy person who loves those who love him and hates those who hate him doesn't turn the other cheek," said Knesset member Betzalel Smotrich.
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"The most natural instinct, the most normal instinct of a normal man that loves those who love him and hates those who hate him, is to not turn the other cheek," said co-sponsor Bezalel Smotrich from the right-wing Jewish Home party, speaking during the Knesset debate about the bill.
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Thursday, Falwell tweeted: Jesus said love our neighbors as ourselves but never told Caesar how to run Rome-he never said Roman soldiers should turn the other cheek in battle or that Caesar should allow all the barbarians to be Roman citizens or that Caesar should tax the rich to help poor.
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Look: this is a thorny, complex situation to parse, and I certainly don't have the answers, but this… doesn't seem like the right path for the band to have taken, even if it is Christian to "turn the other cheek" (it's wild how one can cherry-pick whichever bits of Christianity one likes to justify even the most inhumane actions, huh?).
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But I do believe that in many areas judgment should be left to God, that being more open, tolerant and respectful is part of what makes me humble about my faith, and I am in awe of people who truly turn the other cheek all the time, who can go that extra mile that we are called to go, who keep finding ways to forgive and move on.
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However, it stated that Christians should "turn the other cheek" to the protesters.
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By asking us to turn the other cheek, Jesus is suggesting we focus on forgiveness and loving others, rather than just the things we want.
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Christian anarchists, such as David Lipscomb, Leo Tolstoy, Ammon Hennacy, Jacques Ellul, and Dave Andrews, follow Jesus' call to not resist evil but turn the other cheek. They argue that this teaching can only imply a condemnation of the state, as the police and army hold a monopoly over the legitimate use of force. They believe freedom will only be guided by the grace of God if they show compassion to others and turn the other cheek when confronted with violence. Christian anarchists believe violence begets violence and the ends never justify the means.
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Jesus taught to turn the other cheek during the Sermon on the Mount. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus urges his followers to turn the other cheek: Some interpret this as an admonition not to seek legal steps for any compensation that corresponds in kind and degree to the injury. Others interpret it as Jesus simply teaching his followers not to take personal vengeance, rather than commenting on any specific legal practice. However, the Epistle to the Romans suggests that neither interpretation is correct, suggesting that vengeance is to be left to God's wrath.
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Malcolm X Speaks, pp. 7–9. By contrast, Malcolm X said, advocates of the Negro revolution in the United States think they can have a nonviolent revolution: > You don't have a peaceful revolution. You don't have a turn-the-other-cheek > revolution. There's no such thing as a nonviolent revolution.
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In 2007, he released his autobiography Never Turn the Other Cheek. Crerand became involved in Irish politics during the Troubles. Crerand said in his autobiography that he was a friend of John Hume and he had talked to IRA members, including Martin McGuinness, in an effort to resolve the rent strikes of 1975.
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Long Live Your Death (aka Don't Turn the Other Cheek!, originally titled Viva la muerte... tua!) is a 1971 Italian/Spanish/German international co- production spaghetti western/ action comedy film directed by Duccio Tessari. The film is mostly a send up of "political" Spaghetti Westerns (also called Zapata Westerns), like A Professional Gun and Compañeros.
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Walt Gluegun is the school bully who torments the other kids, even Orel and Doughy. Orel thought he could make friends with Walt after hearing the song "Turn The Other Cheek" by Presbo the Clown. Walt responded by giving Orel a few punches. Orel's clothes were smudged with his blood and his mother always washed them.
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Thereafter the Wisconsin Supreme Court found in Yoder's favor. Thereupon, Wisconsin appealed that ruling in the US Supreme Court. The Amish did not believe in going to court to settle disputes but instead follow the biblical command to "turn the other cheek." Thus, the Amish are at a disadvantage when it comes to defending themselves in courts or before legislative committees.
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The 1st edition of The Kingdom of God Is Within You, 1894. The title of the book originates from Luke 17:21. In the book Tolstoy speaks of the principle of nonviolent resistance when confronted by violence, as taught by Jesus Christ. When Christ says to turn the other cheek, Tolstoy asserts that Christ means to abolish violence, even the defensive kind, and to give up revenge.
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"Ransby (2003), pp. 347–351. She also accepted the turn towards armed self-defense that SNCC made in the course of its development. Her friend and biographer Joanne Grant wrote that "Baker, who always said that she would never be able to turn the other cheek, turned a blind eye to the prevalence of weapons. While she herself would rely on her fists … she had no qualms about target practice.
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In 1977, the band released "God Save the Queen" during the week of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee. At the time, August 1977, Lydon commented: "Turn the other cheek too often and you get a razor through it." Lydon was interested in dub music. McLaren was said to have been upset when Lydon revealed during a radio interview that his influences included progressive experimentalists like Magma, Can, Captain Beefheart and Van der Graaf Generator.
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Editor McCormack later suggested he had made "a serious error of judgement" and was following his worker-owner colleagues' intentions. He made "no apology" for Wilson's sacking. While he "share[ed] many of the views he expressed" he felt the column was a breach of trust, due to its criticism of the paper's owners. Free speech groups attacked the sacking, while human rights lawyer Aamer Anwar condemned the column as "Islamophobic" lacking in "Jesus's encouragement to 'turn the other cheek'".
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Mennonites, Church of the Brethren and Friends have opposed the death penalty since their founding, and continue to be strongly opposed to it today. These groups, along with other Christians opposed to capital punishment, have cited Christ's Sermon on the Mount (transcribed in Matthew Chapter 5–7) and Sermon on the Plain (transcribed in Luke 6:17–49). In both sermons, Christ tells his followers to turn the other cheek and to love their enemies, which these groups believe mandates nonviolence, including opposition to the death penalty.
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Hizb ut-Tahrir Australia refused to condemn the killing of Charlie Hebdo staff by Islamist militants and organised a Sydney rally, anticipating 10,000 would attend. On the night, some of the 800 attendees carried signs reading, "Je suis Muslims". Hizb ut- Tahrir speakers denounced freedom of speech and urged supporters not to turn the other cheek if Muhammad is insulted. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said Hizb ut-Tahrir are a "bit thin-skinned about free speech" and need to, "lighten up"; a Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman subsequently described Abbott's comments as provocative and derogatory.
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Likewise, if someone should strike us, rather than retaliating and therefore becoming embroiled in a battle, Jesus encourages us to 'turn the other cheek'. This is not (as some may have interpreted) so that the assailant may strike the other, but indicates that turning and walking away from the potential altercation is the only way to get a positive and Christ-like outcome. Violence begets more violence. If we focus on any selfish, sinful thought, word or deed, it only increases its power and presence in our lives.
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That year Sounds Like Chicken released the second double-A side single off the album, Take a Bullet to the Grave/El Chupanebre through Boomtown Records, and completed a national tour over 3 months to launch it. On 3 November 2006, founding member, Nyall Dawson, announced his decision to depart the band early in 2007. Sounds Like Chicken have played and toured with numerous well-known Australian and international acts and have been featured on various international and Australian compilations and soundtracks such as Turn the Other Cheek Volume 1.
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Later, Orel's father lectured him about how to fight. When Walt was about to pound Doughy, Orel punched Walt hard in the face and he fell to the floor, followed by a kick in the face as he continued to sing "Turn The Other Cheek" revealing him to be surprisingly strong. As with most (i.e. all) advice given to him, Orel took things too far and brutally assaulted not only other kids when they appeared to make a 'fist' through an innocent action, but even his own father.
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Authentic parables probably include the Good Samaritan and the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. Authentic aphorisms include "turn the other cheek," "go the second mile," and "love your enemies."Jesus Seminar Phase 1: Sayings of JesusThe Jesus Seminar: Decisions of AuthenticityThe Authentic Sayings of Jesus of Nazareth Crossan writes that Jesus' parables worked on multiple levels at the same time, provoking discussions with his peasant audience. Jesus' parables and aphorisms circulated orally among his followers for years before they were written down and later incorporated into the gospels.
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O'Reilly himself has appeared on MADtv. Richards also played O'Reilly in an episode of Mind of Mencia where O'Reilly is a senator in the year 2016. The show was also spoofed by the TV series The Boondocks; first in the episode "The Trial of R. Kelly" where O'Reilly is shown talking about R. Kelly's latest legal trouble. Later in "Return of the King", O'Reilly is shown attacking Martin Luther King Jr. for saying that America should "love thy enemy" and "turn the other cheek", even in respects to the 9/11 attacks.
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The snake bit him, and he was hospitalized for six days. This incident, along with the press coverage, prompted an investigation by the police and government into Synanon. Six weeks later, the Los Angeles Police Department performed a search of the ranch in Badger that found a recorded speech by Dederich in which he said, "We're not going to mess with the old-time, turn-the-other-cheek religious postures... Our religious posture is: Don't mess with us. You can get killed dead, literally dead... These are real threats", he snarled.
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Schopenhauer, Parerga and Paralipomena, Vol. II, § 170 In 1884, Tolstoy wrote a book called What I Believe, in which he openly confessed his Christian beliefs. He affirmed his belief in Jesus Christ's teachings and was particularly influenced by the Sermon on the Mount, and the injunction to turn the other cheek, which he understood as a "commandment of non-resistance to evil by force" and a doctrine of pacifism and nonviolence. In his work The Kingdom of God Is Within You, he explains that he considered mistaken the Church's doctrine because they had made a "perversion" of Christ's teachings.
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Scientology has a reputation for hostile action toward anyone who criticizes it in a public forum; executives within the organization have proclaimed Scientology is "not a turn-the-other-cheek religion". Journalists, politicians, former Scientologists and various anti-cult groups have made accusations of wrongdoing against Scientology since the 1960s, and Scientology has targeted these critics - almost without exception - for retaliation, in the form of lawsuits and public counter-accusations of personal wrongdoing. Many of Scientology's critics have also reported they were subject to threats and harassment in their private lives. The organization's actions reflect a formal policy for dealing with criticism instituted by L. Ron Hubbard, called "attack the attacker".
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Christian anarchists do not share these interpretations of Romans 13 but still recognize it as "a very embarrassing passage." Christian anarchists and pacifists such as Jacques Ellul and Vernard Eller do not attempt to overthrow the state given Romans 13 and Jesus' command to turn the other cheek. As wrath and vengeance are contrary to the Christian values of kindness and forgiveness, Ellul neither supports, nor participates in, the state. Eller articulates this position by restating the passage this way: Christians who interpret Romans 13 as advocating support for governing authorities are left with the difficulty of how to act under tyrants or dictators.
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Some of them feel that the teachings of the Nazarenes and other early groups of followers were corrupted by contemporary religious views, most notably when Theodosius I declared Nicene Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Christian anarchists who follow Jesus' directive to turn the other cheek are usually strict pacifists, although some believe in a limited justification of defense, especially defense of others. The most famous advocate of Christian anarchism was Leo Tolstoy, author of The Kingdom of God Is Within You, who called for a society based on compassion, nonviolent principles and freedom. Christian anarchists tend to form experimental communities (such as the Catholic Worker).
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Branch Rickey, president and general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, began making efforts to introduce a black baseball player to the previously all-white professional baseball leagues in the mid-1940s. He selected Jackie Robinson from a list of promising Negro league players. After obtaining a commitment from Robinson to "turn the other cheek" to any racial antagonism directed at him, Rickey agreed to sign him to a contract for $600 a month. In what was later referred to as "The Noble Experiment", Robinson was the first black baseball player in the International League since the 1880s, joining the Dodgers' farm club, the Montreal Royals, for the 1946 season.
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During World War II, he served as an officer in the Jewish Brigade of the British army, and he uses this experience to benefit his activities. This is his main occupation until Israel gains freedom, when he joins the Israeli army and is assigned to the Negev desert. He sees himself as part of a new breed of Jew who will not "turn the other cheek". There are similarities to his character and Moshe Dayan, the Israeli military leader and politician; many parallels can be drawn between Ari and Dayan: both the fictional Ari and the real-life Dayan were trained by the same British General and had similar World War II experiences.
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Another interpretation is that Jesus was not changing the meaning of "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth", but restoring it to the original context. Jesus starts his statement with "you have heard it said," which could mean that he was clarifying a misconception, as opposed to "it is written", which could be a reference to scripture. The common misconception seems to be that people were using Exodus 21:24–25 (the guidelines for a magistrate to punish convicted offenders) as a justification for personal vengeance. However, the command to "turn the other cheek" would be not a command to allow someone to beat or rob a person but a command not to take vengeance.
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Throughout history many have understood Jesus of Nazareth to have been a pacifist, drawing on his Sermon on the Mount. In the sermon Jesus stated that one should "not resist an evildoer" and promoted his turn the other cheek philosophy. "If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well ... Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you." The New Testament story is of Jesus, besides preaching these words, surrendering himself freely to an enemy intent on having him killed and proscribing his followers from defending him.
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The episode begins with two epigraphs: Huey Freeman narrates an alternate version of history in which Martin Luther King, Jr. survived his assassination attempt on April 4, 1968, but fell into a 32-year coma. Awakening in October 2000, he experiences a resurgence of popularity and signs a deal to write his autobiography, but is unable to vote in the year's presidential election. A biopic based on King's life is released shortly after the September 11 attacks, and it fails at the box office as a result. During an appearance on Politically Incorrect, King states that the teachings of his Christian faith require him to "turn the other cheek," even with respect to enemies such as Al-Qaeda.
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While in his first season at Maccabi Tel Aviv, they won a league championship and in his third season, Abu Siam was playing in the UEFA Champions League. Abu Siam, although as a Beduin belongs to a group not totally identified with the Arab community and therefore is not exactly of the same ethnic background as other Arab Israeli footballers such as Salim Tuama, Salah Hasarma or Abbas Suan, often had to turn the other cheek to racist remarks shouted at those players (or occasionally at him) by Maccabi fans, who are known for their often flagrantly personally offensive chants, and are often ranked highest on the Israeli press's tally for most racist fan community.
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Christoyannopoulos, pp. 2–4: "Locating Christian anarchism.... In political theology" It is the belief that there is only one source of authority to which Christians are ultimately answerable, the authority of God as embodied in the teachings of Jesus. More than any other Bible source, the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus' call to not resist evil but turn the other cheek, are used as the basis for Christian anarchism.Christoyannopoulos, pp. 43–80: "The Sermon on the Mount: A manifesto for Christian anarchism" Christian anarchists are pacifists and oppose the use of violence, such as war. The foundation of Christian anarchism is a rejection of violence, with Leo Tolstoy's The Kingdom of God Is Within You regarded as a key text.Christoyannopoulos, pp.
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In the New Thought community popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, many spiritual teachers such as Emmet Fox viewed Jesus Christ as the greatest teacher of metaphysics that ever lived; that in his teachings he was attempting to explain to the individuals of the day how to improve their lot in life through practical teachings. The Sermon on the Mount records the details of one such seminar. Despite losing much in translation, as well as using ancient metaphors which are easily misinterpreted in the modern age, the tenets of Jesus's teachings, phrases such as 'resist evil' and 'turn the other cheek' are pure Godly instructions. Rather than taking 'an eye for an eye', Jesus encourages us to resist evil, because giving our attention to evil just invites more evil into our lives.
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Scientology has historically engaged in hostile action toward its critics; executives within the organization have proclaimed that Scientology is "not a turn-the-other-cheek religion". Journalists, politicians, former Scientologists and various anti- cult groups have made accusations of wrongdoing against Scientology since the 1960s, and Scientology has targeted these critics – almost without exception – for retaliation, in the form of lawsuits and public counter-accusations of personal wrongdoing. Many of Scientology's critics have also reported they were subject to threats and harassment in their private lives. According to a 1990 Los Angeles Times article, Scientology had largely switched from using church members to using private investigators, including former and current Los Angeles police officers, as this gives the church a layer of protection in case investigators use tactics embarrassing to the church.
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Rejecting views of the upper classes, both during the empire's time and previously in Greco-Roman civilization, the rising Christian community set forth clear-cut principles based on narratives such as the Sermon on the Mount, which was included in the Gospel of Matthew. Specifically, Jesus' exhortations for his followers to "turn the other cheek" as well to "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" and practice other idealistic behaviors established a general view emphasizing spiritual standards over material concerns. Despite the degree that Christian viewpoints contradicted Roman traditions, early Christianity spread throughout the Empire and became a particularly robust force in the empire's society by the 4th century. Reasons for the appeal included not only the idealistic messages but also the similarity between the belief system and previously popular mystery cults.
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These acts have received mixed responses by Jewish authorities. Where some Jews regard them as examples of heroic martyrdom, but others saying that while Jews should always be willing to face martyrdom if necessary, it was wrong for them to take their own lives. Because Judaism focuses on this life, many questions to do with survival and conflict (such as the classic moral dilemma of two people in a desert with only enough water for one to survive) were analysed in great depth by the rabbis within the Talmud, in the attempt to understand the principles a godly person should draw upon in such a circumstance. The Sermon on the Mount records that Jesus taught that if someone comes to harm you, then one must turn the other cheek.
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Rickey was especially interested in making sure his eventual signee could withstand the inevitable racial abuse that would be directed at him. In a famous three-hour exchange on August 28, 1945, Rickey asked Robinson if he could face the racial animus without taking the bait and reacting angrily—a concern given Robinson's prior arguments with law enforcement officials at PJC and in the military. Robinson was aghast: "Are you looking for a Negro who is afraid to fight back?" Rickey replied that he needed a Negro player "with guts enough not to fight back."Robinson, Jackie (1995), p. 33. After obtaining a commitment from Robinson to "turn the other cheek" to racial antagonism, Rickey agreed to sign him to a contract for $600 a month, equal to $ today.Rampersad, p. 127.Robinson, Jackie (1995), p. 34.
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King at the 1963 Civil Rights March in Washington, D.C. As a Christian minister, King's main influence was Jesus Christ and the Christian gospels, which he would almost always quote in his religious meetings, speeches at church, and in public discourses. King's faith was strongly based in Jesus' commandment of loving your neighbor as yourself, loving God above all, and loving your enemies, praying for them and blessing them. His nonviolent thought was also based in the injunction to turn the other cheek in the Sermon on the Mount, and Jesus' teaching of putting the sword back into its place (Matthew 26:52). In his famous Letter from Birmingham Jail, King urged action consistent with what he describes as Jesus' "extremist" love, and also quoted numerous other Christian pacifist authors, which was very usual for him.
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Darby was not satisfied at this, allegedly due to the lack of repentance shown by Newton or as Henry Groves, the son of Anthony Norris Groves, another eminent Brethren leader said, that Darby was "bent on ruling" and wanted to be rid of his rival. Darby's persistence in the matter and Newton's refusal to retaliate, but rather to "turn the other cheek", allowed Darby to win over the elders who had supported Newton, leaving him isolated. In December 1847, Newton permanently left the brethren movement and moved to London, where he established an independent meeting. The feud led to the division of the Plymouth Brethren in 1848, when George Muller, co-leader of Bethesda chapel, a brethren assembly in Bristol, allowed visitors from Ebrington Street into fellowship in Bristol and was slow to comply with Darby's ultimatum for all assemblies to condemn Newton's heresy.
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"Don't Let's Be Beastly To The Germans" is a satirical song composed by Noël Coward in 1943 during World War II. Although popular when performed live (British prime minister Winston Churchill demanded several encores when he first heard it) the humour did not translate well over the wireless and caused some fuss, leading the BBC to ban the song.The Guardian, Friday 12 April 2002 "Leaders of the banned" Retrieved on 2008-12-16 The refrain is: ::Don't let's be beastly to the Germans ::When our victory is ultimately won, ::It was just those nasty Nazis who persuaded them to fight ::And their Beethoven and Bach are really far worse than their bite ::Let's be meek to them ::And turn the other cheek to them ::And try to bring out their latent sense of fun. ::Let's give them full air parity ::And treat the rats with charity, ::But don't let's be beastly to the Hun.
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After Petit had been cautioned in the 50th minute, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Luís Figo both received yellow cards, with Figo's coming as a result of a touchline melee with Mark Van Bommel during which Figo headbutted him. Portugal manager Luiz Felipe Scolari controversially gave his approval to this headbutt by stating after the match, "Jesus Christ may be able to turn the other cheek but Luís Figo isn't Jesus Christ." Boulahrouz was sent off in the 63rd minute with a second caution after fouling Figo, which sparked a melee on the touch-line, involving Boulahrouz (who confronted Simão), André Ooijer and the Portuguese bench, necessitating the intervention of the fourth official Marco Rodríguez. Portugal's playmaker Deco roughly fouled Dutch defender John Heitinga and was booked; the Netherlands had not given the ball back after Portugal had cleared it into touch to allow a player to receive medical treatment, thus breaking one of football's unwritten rules.
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The September–October 1942 issue of PR carried Orwell's reply to letters sent in by D. S. Savage, George Woodcock and Alex Comfort in response to his "London Letter" of the March–April issue, in which he had criticised "left-wing defeatism" and "turn-the-other-cheek" pacifists, stating that they were "objectively pro-Fascist". In his article he had mentioned several people by name, including Comfort, and referred to the review Now, of which Woodcock was editor, as an example of "the overlap between Fascism and pacifism" for publishing contributions by authors who defended these tendencies.Orwell, Sonia and Angus, Ian (eds.) The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell Volume 2: My Country Right or Left, pp. 211–212 (London, Penguin) In his reply, Orwell reiterated that "Pacifism is objectively pro-Fascist"; defended his work for the BBC's Indian broadcasts and refuted Comfort's accusation that he was "intellectual-hunting again".
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