In response to this from me: < It is my belief that NO God fearing person will EVER commit violence against another ... except in self-defence.>
Lawrence Rodrigues asked: < What about the Abraham's attempt to kill his son Isaac? > Dear Lawrence, Good question - even if it is in too strict(narrow) an interpretation. Even IF one accepts the story verbatim, I'd submit to you that Abraham did NOT commit violence against his son. An attempt to commit violence, is NOT equivalent to having commited violence. Three other quick points: 1. God Fearing is an archaic phrase. It does not mean, as in the literal interpretation, FEAR of God. It rather means the Love of God and Human beings. 2. I am worried about folks who attempt to commit violence because (as they put it) God commanded them to do it. Atleast in civilised societies, such folks are offered 'help' and 'accomodation' for life - as you may have noted in the Andrea Yates case. 3. Many primitive societies 'sacrifice' (= murder) their children. These horrendous sacrifices are known to occur especially during the building of bridges in certain parts of Western India. Wonder if this reported Abraham's attempted sacrifice was similar.What you think ? good wishes jc please visit "NEW" on The Goan Forum at http://www.colaco.net Recommended Goa related sites 1. http://www.goa-world.com 2. http://www.SuperGoa.com _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
