Holmes writes:
You are coming off as another ignorant thug, the exact copy of the people we were supposed to be replacing in Iraq. I am embarassed. Perhaps you should realize that you are not supposed to just be a killing machine. You are a representative of the US trying to help people that live in that "sandbox" to continue to live there.
Be embarassed for some of the things you have posted, not about a soldier who is doing his job.
FYI, "Thou shalt not kill" does not mean killing of any type is forbidden. It is understood, in the context of the bible, to mean "Thou shalt not murder".
Jesus and his father are one remember?
Surely YOU of all people can appreciate God the Father's willingness to war when necessary (all throughout the Old Testament) for his purposes.
Did Jesus contradict the father when he said to turn the other cheek? No, he is talking about personal insults, not acts of violence or force.
John 18:35-36:
35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?
36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Edit: Changed a period to a question mark.
This message has been edited by dpardo, 12-31-2004 11:51 AM
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