The way the question is phrased raises two problems. "Can" implies a choice, which we have when it comes to feelings regarding our "enemies". That means we can be selective if we decide "this enemy" isn't so bad but "that enemy" is not worhty of our love. Making it a statement "Love your enemies" removes the option. "We" forms the real crux of the problem. I have no control over anyone beyond myself, so saying what "we" can or should do will always lead to the frustration expressed about "other religious leaders". Pat Robertson speaks only for Pat Roberstson when he calls for assassinations or proclaims God's judgment through the physical ills or natural disasters experienced by others. He betrays the values he claims to follow by such statements, but there is little I can do to make the "we" of Pat and I agree to "love our enemies".
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