Lance wrote: > IFO do not believe that US troops ought > to be in Afghanistan, Iraq or, in a number > of other locations.I therefore believe that > you (USA) generate some of the violence > that ensues.
In case you forgot, Lance, we did not start this fight. You sound like someone arguing that because someone who is attacked fights back, they are responsible for some of the violence that ensues. Well, duh, yeah, you are right about that. There are going to be a lot more punches thrown when someone fights back. Does that mean that we should never fight back? What do you recommend as the proper response toward those inflicting violence upon us? What will your response be when they start blowing up the buildings in your town and beheading your children? Lance wrote: > IFO believe a variation on the former applies > to some of the actions taken by you, your dad > and, some others on some occasions. Now you are really blurring the lines. I am not fighting physically with anyone. A homosexual man hits me over my head with a baseball bat. What do I do? I tell him, "God bless you, I forgive you," as I reach out my hand to shake his hand. When others spit upon me and curse me, what do I do? I bless them. A woman tries to strangle me in a fit of rage. What do I do? Nothing. I forgive. Another man swings punches at me and rips my shirt right off my back. What do I do? Turn the other cheek and love him. The only fighting I do is spiritual, using the Word of God. Governmental action and individual action are two very different things, yet here you treat them the same and think that I am doing something that I ought not do. I think you are not dealing with reality. Lance wrote: > IFO recognize the plurality on TT and, can > live with it. I believe God embraces this plurality > globally. I agree with you about plurality. Lance wrote: > Follow your conscience, Christine and, take > to heart the words of Gamaliel in Acts 5:38,39. Except these words do not apply to every situation. They apply to people who are not using violence against anyone. David Miller ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
