When someone threatens our freedom, our inclination is to fight back - and fight back hard. No religion suggests that we stand idly by and allow others, either human or the forces of nature, to dominate us. The Buddha said, “I do not teach a surrender of anything to those powers that are evil, be they men or gods or the elements of nature.”
If our inherent freedom to live our lives freely, or practice our religion as we choose is threatened in any way, we dig our heels in and either openly or surreptitiously find ways to free ourselves from any yoke of oppression. This natural inclination is our human nature.