Blessed are the peacemakers...

[kentuck]

Violence is not the solution. It is not possible to kill all your enemies. For every one that you kill, you will create two more.

We should be careful not to include all Palestinians or all Israelis when we discuss good or evil. The small children do not understand the hatred or the violence perpetrated upon them.

How can Christians reconcile "thou shalt not kill" by defending those that kill the most? Where in their Bible, old or new, does it proclaim that? Even in the Old Testament, it speaks of "an eye for an eye", but it does not say a "thousand eyes for an eye".

War is murder. Just because it is done under the pretext of government, and by elected leaders, does not make it right or justified.

Why are Christians so torn by the simple precept: Thou shalt not kill?

[Crewleader]

1. Thank you kentuck

Blessed are the peacemakers indeed.

[kentuck]

2. Thank you, Crew!

It's good to know there is a kindred soul still out there...

[Uncle Joe]

3. Not to mention you run the risk of losing your humanity and becoming that which you hate the most.

On a thread by madfloridian.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025277243

Holocaust survivor speaks out for Gaza. Amazing statement.

More on the link.

Thanks for the thread, kentuck.

[progressoid]

4. To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven... A time to kill

There's always a verse to justify your blood lust, if that's what you want.

[kentuck]

5. Yep.

"Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?"

[progressoid]

11. I prefer "Blessed are the cheese makers"

Make Cheese not War.

[ProgressiveJarhead]

6. Thou Shalt Not Commit Murder

Is the original translation, but they both makes sense.

[joanbarnes]

7. Excellent question

[defacto7]

8. ...for they will be called the children of God.

Where are the Children of God?

[KoKo]

9. I hear ya.......just don't know any answer that would explain...

and, our Christians have stayed back for too long ...for fear of taking a side or even speaking up that anyone could hear. Although, sadly, our Christian churches, themselves are not guiltless through the centuries.

Maybe we need some common code of HUMANITY that transcends religion for the future. But, there will still be the arms dealers and those who find grabbing a gun to settle something is the first impulse.

But..some situations are just crimes against humanity...when they are so out of proportion that an "intervention" is the only way to resolution. But....who has that power for intervention..if money for arms and huge profits are to be made by just making "Might is Right" the answer to every dispute.

I don't know.....

[ReRe]

10. I don't know, Kentuck

I don't think they're Christians. It's like a new religion, because nothing about it resembles what I learned in my religious education. I just heard on AJAmerica that the death toll is up to 800 now in Gaza. I'm beginning to think that religion itself is the root of all evil. Where's Pope Francis been hiding himself? Haven't heard a peep out of him in the last few weeks.

[spanone]

12. i've noted there is no asterik behind 'thou shalt not kill'

k&r...

[MisterP]

13. talion is actually a means to STOP escalation: an eye--and no more

there's a LONG article
heck, Hammurabi's Code is precisely tit-for-tat, down to architects buried under ruins of their own buildings if they fail

[iandhr]

14. Blessed are the peacemakers?

I thought it was blessed are the cheese makers.

[gratuitous]

15. A friend of mine wrote a song . . .

Which included this sentiment:



By the way, if you would like to buy the bumper sticker and believe in honoring the writer, please purchase it through the On Earth Peace website, and not other websites that don't credit the author.