RE: [DMCForum] Re: A time to kill?

["Videobob Moseley" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know all this conversation is my fault cause I started it, but could we 
all agree to disagree
and drop this goofy subject and get back to talking about our cars?
- VB

>From: "supremeadmiralsenn" <AdmiralSenn@xxxxxxxx>
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>To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [DMCForum] Re: A time to kill?
>Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 20:27:06 -0000
>
>This piqued my interest, so I did a google search for "6th commandment
>hebrew kill". As I was expecting, I found this:
>
>http://www.middletownbiblechurch.org/doctrine/6command.htm
>
>They may not be 100% correct, and if you want to tear them apart
>remember that I didn't write this page, but they do answer the
>question pretty well, I think.
>
>Other results on the first page:
>
>http://www.hissheep.org/messages/6-thou_shalt_not_kill.html
>
>http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_10c9.htm
>
>http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/notkill.html
>
>http://members.tripod.com/jbrooks2/THOU_SHALT_NOT_KILL.html <-- this
>one offers a different viewpoint
>
>http://atheism.about.com/od/tencommandments/a/commandment06.htm
>
>I didn't just take the ones I like, but I did remove the debates and
>blogs. There were some interesting points in them, but if you're that
>interested, go read them yourself... :P
>
>Not all of these agree, and I don't think a single one is
>unbiased/objective. I would, however, take this as some evidence that
>the word would be more correctly translated as 'murder'.
>
>And before you get to make a wiseass comment, yes this may mean that
>the Bible is translated incorrectly. Big surprise.
>
>Anyway, I'd say yes, killing in self-defense, war, or to eat (animals)
>would be justified. Not desirable, but not something to ruin your life
>over.
>
>And no, I'd rather not kill people either. If I had a choice, I'd
>rather shoot for the legs or arms (provided I had a gun, I'm only 17)
>and stop them so the authorities can take them away, rather than kill
>them myself. Even if the Bible specifically said that it was okay to
>kill someone stealing something of yours, I would try to avoid it.
>Nobody's advocating shooting anyone who might possibly be a thread.
>
>And yes you could read Ryan's statement as 'anyone who you think might
>be a threat'. Does that give you the power to decide what a threat is?
>Yes. Is that inherently bad? No. If someone gets into a stance that
>would easily allow them to lunge at me or do a leg sweep or something,
>I would consider that threatening.
>
>Don't expect people to have to qualify every single statement they
>make. "Aggressive moves" may have differing meanings to different
>people, but only a real nutcase would use it as an excuse to shoot
>people simple because they can.
>
>
>

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