-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/07/07 11:41, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 11:29:23AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >>> Yes. But if you had actually read I wrote, you would know that turning >>> the other cheek was a specific instruction to individuals by Jesus. >>> That is first of all. Second of all, smiting on the cheek, which is >>> what Jesus was referring to, was an act of disrespect, not an act of >>> violence. Thirdly, Paul outlines the guidelines for government. >>> Governmnet is not the individual is not government. It is the job of >>> government to protect the people. Occasionally that means defending the >>> country and killing other people in the process. This is perfectly in >>> harmony with what the Bible teaches. >> "Of the people, by the people, for the people." >> > So you agree?
I'm trying to understand how government can be "of the people, by the people, for the people", and not "turn the other cheek", if this is, in fact, a Christian Nation. Unless, of course, it's just nominally Christian. > > Regards, > > -Roberto > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFF7v7OS9HxQb37XmcRAqB3AKDoY6iae4CyBcAaAQRWHB/t8wqjAwCfWlQw EsJvGflHkbRddLndtWlGtkQ= =MWgO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
