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From: smith_w@apollo.hp.com (Walter Smith)
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Subject: Re: Christianity and war
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Date: 18 Mar 91 16:22:44 GMT
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In article <Mar.14.03.49.00.1991.24866@athos.rutgers.edu> JMS111@psuvm.psu.edu (Jenni Sheehey) writes:
>In article <Mar.11.02.42.22.1991.5498@athos.rutgers.edu>,
>johnw@stew.ssl.berkeley.edu (John Warren) says:
>>
>As for the "turn the other cheek" idea...  Jesus didn't say anything
>(at that time) about what we were to do if we saw someone striking
>someone *else* (someone weaker) on the cheek, so it seems to apply
>in this case more as a warning about selfish motives...

My question is, how far do we go with "turn the other cheek"?
If someone is going to kill us, or someone else, are we really
supposed to let them, or should we stop them?  (Turn the other
cheek as long as it doesn't kill anyone?)

Walter