Violence leads to.... more violence

I wasn't planning on writing a political entry today, but the reaction to the executions of the three Christians in Indonesia made me change my mind. When will we finally learn that violence only leads to more violence?
We need to put down our weapons and treat our enemies with the compassion and love that Jesus taught us, and I say this directly to the Christians who are leading violent riots in Indonesia. Killing more people will not revenge the deaths, it only makes us just as guilty.
Stop the violence, continue protests at a national level and to the already concerned international community, and seek a peaceful solution to this cycle of violence.