Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: EFL0@ns.cc.lehigh.edu (Ed Lamb) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Christianity and war Message-ID: Date: 27 Feb 91 05:27:10 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Lines: 25 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu Re: War If we look into the old testament, we see that God sometimes called his people to go to war. Sometimes it was a way of bringing judgement about, others to claim land. Since this is the case, I feel it is safe to say that war, although it is never desired, is sometimes necessary. God chose Israel to represent him on the earth in the old testament, and sometimes allowed other peoples to know his wrath through him. Also, another argument that I have heard against war is the commandment "Thou shalt not kill." The original text had the meaning of "thou shalt not murder," I don't know why the change was made. Even secular people realize that during a war, if you kill someone, you are not held responsible for their death. So I don't think it is accurate to claim non-involvement in a war on that basis alone. ________________________________________________________________________ Ed Lamb .387 average Catcher 53 home runs Philadelphia Phillies 157 runs batted in National League MVP 67 stolen bases World Series MVP ________________________________________________________________________ --Hey, I can dream, can't I ??????