nonresistance

Eventually, many of Garrison’s adherents came to believe that slavery could only be defeated by force, and abandoned nonresistance.

"In the body politic as in the body personal, nonresistance to the milder indulgences paves the way for nonresistance to the deadlier."

But as we catch glimpses of her own private domestic drama — her abusive husband is one of several off-screen villains — it’s clear that nonresistance would only perpetuate a different kind of violence.

“Many people in the community feel helpless, but they also realize the power of prayer and the power of our historic theology,” he said, including the Anabaptist belief in nonresistance to violence.

Conservative Anabaptists, while disagreeing over technology and other issues, share traditions such as modest, plain clothing, separation from mainstream society, closely disciplined congregations and a belief in nonresistance to violence.