This is one thing that has made many Christians interpret the scriptures that says "since the days of John the Baptist, the kingdom of God suffered violence and only the violence takes it by force " wrongly using in as a means to retaliate back. But when ever we are persecuted, we should always remember the sermon on the mountain, and the gospel that teaches us that if someone slaps your on your left cheek, give him the right one two. Let us always keep in mind that God almighty is the defender of the oppressed.