My dad is a Major and a Padre in the British Army, and I want to be in the Army too.......but I cant help thinking, some soldiers who are going to sunday services and say they are chrisitians, yet are involved in an occupation which breaks one of the 10 commandments (thou shalt not kill), what do people think? no offence intended, mind
2006-07-13 02:26:09 · 16 answers · asked by shadowrunneruk 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
See this is the problem, this is why we have war today, cause people will try to justify it with religion. Does anyone realize that only Western Religion includes war in there bibles? They give you "God had Armies, so do we" Anyone who can sit here and say that war is for the good of things, has never been to war, and until you have walked that road, please don't try to justify it with your religious garbage. I served for 14 years, went to war three times, and broke my neck defending this country, and no where out there did I see God telling me it is okay to do that. What I did see was suffering and pain. Where was your God while my friends died? While innocent children burned? While people collapsed under the Twin Towers?
2006-07-13 04:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by Artistic Prof. 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I agree, the commandements state, thou shalt not kill, NOT thou shalt not murder, but if your political leadership lies it's ars off to covet another nations resources you may invade that nation killing women and children to make rich military industrialists even richer!
War may be committed by christians, but war is not a Christian action.
After all, Who would Jesus kill?
As for Iraq, Patti, Iraqis had the freedom to read any religious text they liked before the invasion. Iraq was a secular country, Their foreign minister was a christian. Now however there are areas of Iraq where women are subjugated and forced into wearing burkhas and religious intollerance is rife. Is this the result of a justifiable christian invasion?
2006-07-13 02:38:11 · answer #2 · answered by kenhallonthenet 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the job description of a soldier tends to include the requirement, at times, to kill an enemy, then it is hardly being hypocritical. The army isn't the ideal career choice for a pacifist.
And Patti (and I see someone's already responded to your point) - who says the Iraqis want to read the Bible? They've got a perfectly good religion to follow already.
2006-07-13 03:34:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it a greater sin to sit back and watch senseless killing or do something about it?
More people throughout human history have died in the name of God than for all other reasons combined. More than every disease, more than drugs, more than senseless killing.
Which of course begs the question, why are we not trying to cure religion? Regardless of the belief, all religions basically believe the same thing, they just have different ways of showing it, teaching it and living it. But for some reason we still don't get along. The answer of course is: Religion is not the problem, its extremeists that pervert the beliefs to suit their wants and needs. They use it to control the population, to control other populations and to repress those that do not share their ideas, thoughts and beliefs.
2006-07-13 03:42:37 · answer #4 · answered by Michael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they aren't being hypocritical. The Bible very clearly implies that killing in a battle is different from murder.
It would be one thing if your Dad or the military was bored and said let's invade a country and just started burning down the villages and killing everyone there. It's certainly different to be in the service of your country with the express purpose of defending people and defending the country and its freedoms.
2006-07-13 02:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think that sending people home to meet Jesus is first and foremost a Christian job and then for the army. The ten commandments aren't part of the new testament and aren't therefore part of Jesus' message which was to "love thy neighbour" - check the bible Christians it's all true. And if you want to love your neighbour with an Uzi submachine gun, then I'm not going to stop you - unless you move in next door to me.
2006-07-13 02:33:01 · answer #6 · answered by nkellingley@btinternet.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the Bible carefully, you will see that all kinds of exceptions are made for soldiers in war. The Bible is the hypocrisy in this equation.
The highest compliment Jesus ever paid a mortal person was to a soldier.
2006-07-15 13:11:08 · answer #7 · answered by Incorrectly Political 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not just the army that is being hypocrites, it's the whole U.S. We can have nuclear weapons, but as soon as another country gets the technology, the U.S. has to step in and say that they can't have them. I am not saying that other countries should have those weapons, they are dangerous in the wrong hands. Even if those hands belong to the U.S.
2006-07-13 04:42:48 · answer #8 · answered by Jokerman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh my goodness, here we go again....
Well, for one - it does say thou shalt not kill, however - in the Bible, there are many wars... for Good.
I honestly think at least the war in Iraq can bring the Bible to their country... right now they do not have the freedom to read it. So, you could look at it like that.
2006-07-13 02:37:01 · answer #9 · answered by Patti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with u, but remember, there are soldiers in the bible too. think back to david and goliath and the stories of saul etc.
Their reasons for slaying might be more justified, but its still killing. depends how u look at it.
if u feel so strongly about it, i say u join the army and keep off the front lines, dedicate your efforts to a more wothy and appreciated cause.
good luck.
2006-07-13 02:37:03 · answer #10 · answered by latoya 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋