You cannot always tell what a man is by looking at him. What he appears to be and what he really is may be radically different. The appearance of a m… - Kirby Page

A deep fog of obscurity is thrown about war by the use of misleading and confusing terms.

Jesus can aid us at three points: by helping us to avoid hatred, to repudiate violence, and to increase our willingness to accept whatever suffering comes from this combination of refusing to submit to evil and of refraining from hatred and violence.

The police function as neutral third parties for the purpose of restraining criminals and bringing them before a judicial body for trial and judgement. In war, force is used by the belligerents themselves, no effort being made to bring evildoers before a judicial body, each army acting as judge, jury and executioner.