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Originally Posted by rjwould
I'm going to assume you're against all wars then, "Thou shalt not kill". Is that fair to say? Or are there exceptions to that commandment?
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How could there not be exceptions? The bible demands that certain people in certain situations must be killed, that's not contrary to the commandment. The commandment's against a specific form of killing, "ratsach", to murder, slay, kill - with premeditation, or as an avenger, an intentional slayer. one who murders or assassinates. If you're involved in a godly war on God's behest, at his command, under his orders, you're not doing that. You're spreading enlightenment at the point of a sword.