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WickedsDesire -> Could you be a Martyr? (4/22/2017 7:59:27 AM)
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Martyr
A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party. This refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of the martyr by the oppressor. Originally applied only to those who suffered for their religious beliefs, the term is now often used in connection with people imprisoned or killed for espousing a political cause.
Most martyrs are considered holy or are respected by their followers, becoming symbols of exceptional leadership and heroism in the face of difficult circumstances. Martyrs play significant roles in religions. Similarly, martyrs have had notable effects in secular life, including specific figures such as Socrates, as well as in politics and Chinese culture.
Even I know there is a lot more to come from one aspect.
But what exactly is a martyr? And who decides at the end of the day
examples are
1. Jesus
2. suffragettes
etc
thing is I dont remember any of those two going a spree - oops Deluge aside and plagues of Egypt - oh dear did God(Jesus) start this all?
Where does mowing down your own kind, slaughtering 2 year old, rape, slavery. running over there heads with a sherman tank, shoving a stick of dynamite up their arse, etc, etc, come into all of this?
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