Christains in the Military.

[Ninth Pariah]

Repellant

Christians in the military doesn't bother me. What bothers me is when the same people who shout "Go, go, go!" "Fire!" and "Fall back!" are the same ones who by nightfall say "Let's pray."

Seconded. There's too much of the chaplains finding ways to work faith into everything. Providing spiritual comfort and guidance is their job, not conversion. But that's what they convince some officers is best for troop morale, PTSD, and other things. ******** that.

[AstroFemme]

Ninth Pariah

xPurdah

Imaginary Marionette

Death and Misery

xPurdah

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".

-wins-

“Thou shalt not kill” ( Exodus 20:13).
No you lose. You're both bad Christians for not knowing.

Look up the....What was the original language they used for the writing of the oral traditions? Greek or Aramaic or something. Maybe Hebrew for the OT. There's a suffix that makes it mean "Kill wrongly," or murder.

Proof?

[Flaberghast]

Atlus-sama

xPurdah

Regardless of if it's murder or killing, don't most Christians think it's wrong to play God? I'd hope so. And isn't killing someone, even for good causes, playing God?

alot of variables take upon that,
such as science,medicine,government.

all of these can also be considered as "playing god" but
only we as a society can determine what is passable or not.

Society can't decide what's playing God or not. If you try and kill someone, you are ending their life, and that is what God is supposed to do. Not society.

[Ninth Pariah]

Context clues imply'murder' not 'kill.' This takes into account other books, such as the books of Kings, written in the same language.

If it was Harag in Hebrew, it would mean kill. But it is rasah, to murder or kill wrongly. The kill translation is based on the eventual translation into Latin.

[Atlus-sama]

xPurdah

Atlus-sama

xPurdah

Regardless of if it's murder or killing, don't most Christians think it's wrong to play God? I'd hope so. And isn't killing someone, even for good causes, playing God?

alot of variables take upon that,
such as science,medicine,government.

all of these can also be considered as "playing god" but
only we as a society can determine what is passable or not.

Society can't decide what's playing God or not. If you try and kill someone, you are ending their life, and that is what God is supposed to do. Not society.

but with medicine you are enhancing a person's life
with science,altering it,with government controlling it.

society made god and vice versa so overall society is the god which passes judgement.

[Ninth Pariah]

xPurdah

Atlus-sama

xPurdah

Regardless of if it's murder or killing, don't most Christians think it's wrong to play God? I'd hope so. And isn't killing someone, even for good causes, playing God?

alot of variables take upon that,
such as science,medicine,government.

all of these can also be considered as "playing god" but
only we as a society can determine what is passable or not.

Society can't decide what's playing God or not. If you try and kill someone, you are ending their life, and that is what God is supposed to do. Not society.

It's god's place to forgive. It's ours to arrange the meeting.

[Zero Payne]

This is all retarded.
God chooses your fate.
You choosing someones fate is acting as god.

[augustine17]

killing under conditions in general can be justified, as long as it is not in the name of the killing...
my opinion is fighting and killing can be justified further than just protection of physical but can be carried over to idealistic protection (such as morality, or other Christian priorities) thus fighting can be brought about in enemy territory, as an attack in regards to defending an ideal... the way i see it:
you must be in mindset of readiness to die rather than kill- i also believe that both sides can be in the right.
also all Christian sects are derived from roman catholics which was the early church mended with Greco-Roman idealism and philosophy... the romans held honor and duty in very high regards, thus it is that fighting was quickly moralized in a community in which it was completely necessary.
also fighting ( i talk of war very generally as to push my ideal of acceptance of combat in all areas) is inevitable if you want world morality rather than world piece.
BUT as a Christian you must always hold war ethics and honor very strongly, and choose your battles very carefully, you must always remember (as Saint Peter forgot) that the message and significance to the cause is more important than the general defense of thing, by this i mean if you are to be a marauder have it have some message rather than to die in vain

[That Cursed Number]

Kill 'em all

Let God sort them out

[I got bored one day]

Zero Payne

This is all retarded.
God chooses your fate.
You choosing someones fate is acting as god.

I don't want to even imagine yours.

[Zero Payne]

Death and Misery

Zero Payne

This is all retarded.
God chooses your fate.
You choosing someones fate is acting as god.

I don't want to even imagine yours.

Then why reply to me stating that?
You just showed everyone that you're picturing my demise.

[AstroFemme]

Zero Payne

This is all retarded.
God chooses your fate.
You choosing someones fate is acting as god.

then what is the point of free will?

[demonbarber14]

I know--it's ridiculous!! What part of "Thou shalt not kill" don't they get?

[Zero Payne]

AstroFemme

Zero Payne

This is all retarded.
God chooses your fate.
You choosing someones fate is acting as god.

then what is the point of free will?

In reality, those who are religious have no free will, you're controlled by a book which you have no actual proof on being real.

[I got bored one day]

Zero Payne

Death and Misery

Zero Payne

This is all retarded.
God chooses your fate.
You choosing someones fate is acting as god.

I don't want to even imagine yours.

Then why reply to me stating that?
You just showed everyone that you're picturing my demise.

No. I'm actually picturing a very bland existence wrought with a sense of innocence and vaugeness that will never be overcome.