Strictly speaking there is a difference between force and violence, but in here we don't even use force, so that disclaimer is fine.
>it is more important souls be saved for an eternity than bodies be saved temporarily
Your physical body (the one you are having right now) undergoes an experience similar to the one in the astral plane (before and after a physical incarnation). Only LIFE is eternal, physical or not, and what you choose in it always shapes your future no matter where you are or what you do.