That's why I'm trying to steer this conversation away for specifying Christianity to make it more general.
At 12:24 PM 4/15/02, you wrote: >Do you think that there are no Jews who have killed in the name of God? All >religions have followers who twist their faith around >in order to kill. Christians, Muslims, Jews - you can find examples in all faiths.. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Michael Dinowitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 12:15 PM >Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) > > >> Well, they've killed on commands "attributed" to him. That's the problem. But then >again, the entire departure of Christianity >from its Jewish roots was "attributed" to him after the fact. >> >> At 11:58 AM 4/15/02, you wrote: >> >Actually, if you ask some one to kill some one, even in jest, and the person >> >does it, you are accessory to murder. There's a long legal tradition >> >supporting that, and rightfully so. >> > >> >On the religious question, however, I don't know any passage in the Bible >> >where Jesus says to kill people. >> > >> >H. >> > >> > >> >-----Original Message----- >> >From: Raymond Camden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 8:41 AM >> >To: CF-Community >> >Subject: RE: Religious Jews (was: Circumcision article link) >> > >> > >> >> >> >> exactly! Anyone, be they person, spirit or the divine must >> >> take responsibility for the actions done at their command or >> >> word. We had a debate a while back about a commander taking >> >> responsibility for the actions of those under his command. >> >> Same thing here. If a person goes and kills X number of >> >> people at the command or teaching of someone then that >> >> someone must take responsibility for their words. >> >> >> > >> >And to take this even more away from religion - it's absolute bull crap >> >to say that if I ask you to kill someone, and you do, it's my fault. >> >Unless we are talking about children here, at the end of the day, no one >> >is responsible for your actions but you. It may be wrong for me to ask >> >you to kill someone, but if you pull the trigger, you are the murderer, >> >not I. Shoot, didn't we (as a world) say this excuse wasn't satisfactory >> >for the Nazis? (ie, 'I was just following orders.'?) >> > >> >-rc >> > >> > >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
