Edited sentence: </strong> The belief of some religious extremists and how they relate religion to state power is neatly expressed by a fifth-century Egyptian monk, Shenoute, who, in response to charges of criminal violence against a local non-Christian magnate, proclaimed, "There is no crime for those who have Christ.Christian violence spans a wide chronological and geographical range, not only against non-Christians but also in conflicts involving opposing Christian sects.From dying for god to killing for god, Christian violence has been for centuries rationalized as not only necessary but just