I remember when I was a child a painting that depicted Christians in the Roman coliseum being surrounded by lions, and they were just praying... it always struck me as odd. That they didn't even try to physically resist. A lifetime of Sunday school and church didn't clarify it.

In the last few years I understood.. there just isn't any situation where they will take up arms to defend their OWN nation.. they just pray harder...

I've had many conversations with them about this...