Conflicted Catharsis: On ISIS and Revenge Films: in movies and in life, should Christians celebrate when villains are killed? The police, the military, the enforcement agencies who preserve peace in the world—when they are not abused—are agents of temporal justice in a world desperately seeking shalom. The complication is that sin infects not just the villians but also the sword-wielding protectors charged with keeping the peace. Little “j” justice is good but will always be imperfect–a justice that makes us long for the big “J” Justice of the ultimate Judge
