How far are you willing to go for your faith?

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What would you be willing to do? Go to war? Die as a martyr? I'm Catholic and somebody asked me this question recently: if somebody placed a gun to your head and told you to say that God doesn't exist or they would kill you, would you do it? I hesitated. I'm still not sure what I would do. Part of me wants to be a martyr, but another part of me thinks that my life would be wasted if I died this way. The same person asked me a similar question: would you say it if they pointed a gun to your son's head? I would have to say yes - I couldn't bear seeing a loved one die in front of my eyes, and in my power. So here are the questions: 1) Would you sacrifice your own life for your faith? 2) Would you sacrifice your child's or loved one's life for your faith?