You've zeroed in on the point Gary. Nice job.
Almost every combat soldier in the history of the US has faced the
same peronal dilemma: To kill, when the nature of himself is not to
kill. The way a soldier pulls the trigger, they way he does not
hesitate, is to be secure in the
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, justifiedright
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To the troop himself I imagine it means a great deal. To go into
battle, to kill and risk being killed, I think I would want to feel a
closeness with God. I would want to be sure in my cause being just, to
be able
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Gary Wien [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but I'd be hearing that ol' commandment Thou
Shall Not Kill in my ears all of the time. That commandment
never
says kill if the battle is correct or anything like that, it's
pretty
specific.
Oh Jesus, here we go again...(sorry, I couldn't resist)
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Kevin Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Gary Wien lightgrw@ wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but I'd be hearing that ol' commandment Thou
Shall Not Kill in my ears all of
Except Congress never declared war.
H. Funny that.
The war happened because when Bush first indicated his intention to
go to war against Iraq, Congress refused to insist on enforcement of
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution. For more than 200 years,
this article has spelled out
In a message dated 9/4/2007 11:56:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Oh Jesus, here we go again...(sorry, I couldn't resist)
Don't resist.
The kind preaching is specious talk. Deceptively attractive and appealing,
but doesn't support the troops to keep sending
But Mario: They're over there fighting for FREEDOM. Unfortunately,
it's just Iraqi freedom (and schools and infrastructure and universal
healthcare) not ours, silly. Get with the program!
On Sep 4, 2007, at 1:08 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 9/4/2007 11:56:42 A.M. Eastern
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
But I really am still curious what a bona fide religious group is? I
remember all those contentious cases with scientology, marijuana
churches, churches requiring ritual slaughter of animals in
Manhattan, something about an
In a message dated 9/3/2007 3:24:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: To call you Reverend Mario, is no big thing.
OK. If you say so. You're entitled. I thought it was a big thing
because I've had on my mind recent comments by Christopher Hitchens:
It's amazing what you
Unfortunately for 'the troop', Jesus did not reconcile the killing
with religious belief.
The ancient doctrine of just war should aid Christians in making
such judgments. War must be a last resort; the authority waging war
must be legitimate; the force employed must be proportional to the
If you build it, they will come! That includes me! A Feel-Good
Church! I like that!
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 9/2/2007 11:26:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: People do not gain 501 (c) 3 status,
charitable
Maybe it's just me, but I'd be hearing that ol' commandment Thou
Shall Not Kill in my ears all of the time. That commandment never
says kill if the battle is correct or anything like that, it's pretty
specific.
Funny how religion has pretty much abandoned that aspect in the last
100
Mario,
When all else fails, send in the Jesuits!
At the age of 12, I was baptized in the Spirit, or as Black
Catholics say, your BIG Communion, where you are slightly slapped on
the cheek, dying a symbolic death for Christ, then you kiss the
Bishop's ring! Bring back any memories?
Jesus, was
In a message dated 9/2/2007 3:17:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Mario, When all else fails, send in the Jesuits! If there were no
Al-Quaida, we'd invent one! As
the crooks and liars, exit daily, from the Bush White House, amid scandal,
ask yourself, why?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Mario [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 8/31/2007 9:05:08 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:GOD IS A CONSERVATIVE, MY PROOF, LIGHTNING
HASN'T STRUCK YOU YET!
Help me out: The above may be so, but using ALL CAPS is not
In a message dated 9/2/2007 6:10:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
and your point. Was there anything there you are disputing or challenging?
Just asking because there's no there there after CUNY, except various
Have you posted as much information about
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