> On that note, that should be really religious _Christians_. Judaism has > never had any kind of principle for "turn the other cheek". It's more "an > eye for an eye". >
Except the rabbinical commentators always stated that the law didn't *really* demand such strict retribution. I'm not a Torah or Talmud scholar, but we _can_ "turn the other cheek" if we want to. But forgiveness requires true repentance, which obviously is not going to happen here. As I said previously, my prayers are for the innocent suffering people of Iraq (as well as for the allied forces attempting to bring some measure of liberation to that country). Saddam Hussein has, by his own malignant efforts, put himself essentially beyond hope of redemption. If prayer could change his heart, it would have happened by now. I'm not wasting my time praying for him or his murderous crew. Tom Beck www.prydonians.org www.mercerjewishsingles.org "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the last." - Dr Jerry Pournelle _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
