They had their 'progressive' or 'peace-loving' writers and artists.
Christians, conversely, are seen as "weak," "scared," "marginalized," passive, peace-loving, and development-oriented.
He is a peace-loving, compassionate and wise man, who constantly opposes the use of violence in his people's struggle to regain their liberty.
Its peace-loving inhabitants went about their daily lives, working hard to achieve progress and prosperity.
The people of this country are a peace-loving people.
Let us therefore ask for an alliance of peace-loving nations whose policy shall be responsibility for world order and international justice.
I condemn any overt military activity taken against a peace-loving people, wherever it comes from.
So it seems to me to be very difficult to describe them as either peace-loving or democratic.