Why would Jesus say "love thy enemy", when before he was showing hatred for those who were changing money on the temple steps? Reminder that Jesus is God, he can do whatever he wants, we do as he says, not as he does. And he says to bear injury without grudges, and we shall do so. You line about "murder", if you can get the authority from the earthly representatives of God's will to approve of violent resistance, it might be enough to justify the use of violence, but nothing short of that may convince me. He was alright with mercantile practices being done elsewhere, just not on the steps of the temple of the Jews, due to it being a "holy place", as it was the house of God, his father. No Christian would consider a Jewish temple to be a "holy place" today, anyway. As for religious houses engaging in business, last I checked, church collection baskets and bake sales are not a controversial thing to hold, and no one cares about synagogues selling things, either. The Catholic Church, to which Charles Martel belonged, had run a vast amount of profitable businesses of their own, they even made a business of themselves in tithing and indulgences. When it came to banking, it was not considered a sin in Christian Europe to take a usurious loan from a Jew, so many members of god-headed royal houses did so, and did so with the blessing of the church's authorities. What do you think it means to be Christian right now? I was always told it was just about following the words of Jesus, and spreading them at every opportunity, even if it meant your own suffering and death or that of your loved ones, and that the Bible is the first and last word on every subject. But encountering this political community, I'm having trouble reconciling the two things together.