[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> In a message dated 5/9/02 3:05:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>
>
> > "Thou shalt not _kill_" seems to be a mis-translation that the scholars
> > who rendered the King James version let in because they didn't have the
> > modern ability to research the ancient languages to get it closer to the
> >
> > meaning of the original Hebrew.
> >
> > Modern English translations, done with the benefit of a much more
> > comprehensive knowledge of the ancient Hebrew language have it saying
> > "Do not commit murder."
> >
> > "Murder" is a much less inclusive term. It leaves out a number of types
> > of killing because it is a legal term. "Murder" refers only to killings
> > that have been judged to be unlawful. Killing in war or killing in self
> > defense or the killing of a convicted murderer or traitor by the state
> > are lawful and are therefore not murder.
> >
> > So, a person who tries to use religion based on the Holy Bible as a
> > guide for life could, in good conscience, participate in war or could be
> >
> > a police officer and use deadly force in the appropriate circumstances.
> > =======
> AGREED! I've always felt that they "said" kill but they "meant" murder
> ...
>
> I also believe that "love" should really say "understand" , so the
> correct
> reading would be "Understand your neighbor". After all, it's impossible
> to
> "love" everyone, but if you can understand them, you can learn to live
> with
> them in Peace.
>
> Lawana
===
love thy neighbor... IS "love" EVERYONE. (all things are possible)
Regards,
Rod
fight the power
.
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