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The Thing With Non-Violence...  Peace Keepers and Piece Takers  4 min read A famous messiah once proclaimed, ‘ He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword .’ We all know the phrase, along with his calls for peace, like ‘turn the other cheek.’ Yet, paradoxically, his apostles met violent deaths. That outcome is the point of this post. Yes, so it was faith and not the taking up of arms that led to so many brutal endings. The early brand of spiritual pacifism ignited societal persecution against Christianity, but also other similar non-violent ideologies.  Those scripture-based beliefs and philosophies were not common among the Germanic Pagan tribes, who in contrast, valued loyalty to their warlord, bravery in combat , and vengeance, for example. Piety to them was martial discipline and defending their people. They embraced war and viewed readiness to fight as a deterrent. These people also enjoyed what money could bring instead of denying it.  It is strange how Ch...
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About this blog: www.compellingcharacters.co.uk 

An Amateur Cartoonist... 

Welcome to my little corner of the internet written in Kidderminster, England. Here, I obsess over all sorts of characters who transform — literally and figuratively — across myths, stories, and pop culture. Think of this as my brain dump with a sense of humor attached.

Love watching Bruce Banner Hulk-out or Bruce Wayne don his bat ears? Me too! I'm fascinated by these character journeys and what they say about us mere mortals when we're not busy making our own true life stories. 

I don't just geek out over modern superheroes though. I dig into everything from shapeshifting trickster gods to the many faces of the historical Jesus (spoiler alert: way more interesting than the guy in the stained glass windows).

At CompellingCharacters.co.uk, I genuinely believe these archetypal figures speak to something in our human experience. As a kid, I jumped around in a cape pretending to fly —now I just read the comics and write about it instead. My hope is that something here clicks with you, makes you think, or at least gives you a chuckle.

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