I heard it this morning on NPR. He was speaking out against the Vietnam War, and as his #1 reason for opposition to the war, he quoted the 6th commandment as, "Thou shalt not kill." Actually, the commandment says, "Thou shalt not murder" (the Hebrew word is "ratsah", which is an unjustified criminal act of killing - that's the word used in the commandment). The Bible does not take such a stand against justified killings (e.g., combat, capital punishment, etc.), so Dr. King was clearly wrong on this. If the news networks are going to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Day by playing soung bites from his speeches, shouldn't they play clips that bolster his image rather than display his ignorance?
2007-01-15
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