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Post: 55891853_1 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:55 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:55 am
From the Crusades to the present Christians have been killing for the "right" causes. But how can Christians justify war? Isn't one of the Ten Commandments "Thou shalt not kill"?

I'm asking this to Christains who are for wars. Does killing people in battle not count?
 
     
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Post: 55891853_2 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:58 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:58 am
 
Only if they're Hittites or Other People in general.

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Post: 55891853_3 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:09 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:09 am
Their whole religion is made up of contradictions. What is one more to add to the pile?
 
     
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Post: 55891853_4 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:14 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:14 am
 
hmmm to be honest,they might see it as defending rather than killing.
     
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Post: 55891853_5 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:15 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:15 am
My Mom says: Because 'thou shalt not kill' should have actually been translated as 'thou shalt not murder' and when you're doing you're job as a solider, that's not considered murder.
My Mom is a pretty good source, she was a devout christian for the majority of her life.
 
     
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Post: 55891853_6 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:15 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:15 am
 
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hmmm to be honest,they might see it as defending rather than killing.


what does God see it as?
     
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Post: 55891853_7 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:17 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:17 am
Good thing I'm an agnostic atheist soldier, then.
 
     


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Post: 55891853_8 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:17 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:17 am
 
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My Mom says: Because 'thou shalt not kill' should have actually been translated as 'thou shalt not murder' and when you're doing you're job as a solider, that's not considered murder.
My Mom is a pretty good source, she was a devout christian for the majority of her life.


So your mom gets to change the bible now?
     
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Post: 55891853_9 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:18 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:18 am
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My Mom says: Because 'thou shalt not kill' should have actually been translated as 'thou shalt not murder' and when you're doing you're job as a solider, that's not considered murder.
My Mom is a pretty good source, she was a devout christian for the majority of her life.


So your mom gets to change the bible now?
It's not changing the bible, it's correcting a mistranslation from the original language.
 
     
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Post: 55891853_10 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:18 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:18 am
 
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From the Crusades to the present Christians have been killing for the "right" causes. But how can Christians justify war? Isn't one of the Ten Commandments "Thou shalt not kill"?

I'm asking this to Christains who are for wars. Does killing people in battle not count?
Actually it's "Thou shalt not murder".

Oh, and there are such things as Just Causes when it comes to war. Still, there were much more bloodthirsty religions, why Christianity?

Are you people that stupid?
     
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Post: 55891853_11 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:20 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:20 am
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From the Crusades to the present Christians have been killing for the "right" causes. But how can Christians justify war? Isn't one of the Ten Commandments "Thou shalt not kill"?

I'm asking this to Christains who are for wars. Does killing people in battle not count?
Actually it's "Thou shalt not murder".
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Post: 55891853_12 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:21 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:21 am
 
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From the Crusades to the present Christians have been killing for the "right" causes. But how can Christians justify war? Isn't one of the Ten Commandments "Thou shalt not kill"?

I'm asking this to Christains who are for wars. Does killing people in battle not count?
Actually it's "Thou shalt not murder".
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“Thou shalt not kill” ( Exodus 20:13).
No you lose. You're both bad Christians for not knowing.
     
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Post: 55891853_13 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:22 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:22 am
Why on earth would you start with the Crusades?

You could have at least picked a campaign that was set about for reasons that were clearly not just.
 
     
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Post: 55891853_14 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:22 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:22 am
 
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hmmm to be honest,they might see it as defending rather than killing.


what does God see it as?

well in my opinion god sees it as defense,surely he cannot expect for a human to turn the cheek if his family is being threatened.besides god should forgive if it's justifiable.

but then again I'm not a christian so I really have no say in the manner.
     

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Post: 55891853_15 created on Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:22 amPosted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:22 am
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From the Crusades to the present Christians have been killing for the "right" causes. But how can Christians justify war? Isn't one of the Ten Commandments "Thou shalt not kill"?

I'm asking this to Christains who are for wars. Does killing people in battle not count?
Actually it's "Thou shalt not murder".
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“Thou shalt not kill” ( Exodus 20:13).
No you lose. You're both bad Christians for not knowing.


The books of Moses are Jew heresy.
 
     
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