Do you think citizens can protect us against terrorism by remaining vigilant?

Question

As a country can we observe our neighbors carefully watch for any suspcious behavior and report it to the authorites? There are more of us good guys than the bad right?

Answer 1

SO YOU HAVE A HORRIBLE VIEW OF GAY PEOPLE...........



Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law.
I have learned a great deal from you, and I try to share that knowledge
with as many people as I can.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other specific
Biblical laws and how to follow them.

a) When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a
pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbors.
They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

b) I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in
Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price
for her?

c) I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her
period of menstrual uncleanness (Lev.15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell?
I have tried asking, but most women take offense. If I come into contact with
a woman who is menstruating and she doesn't tell me until afterwards, must I
kill her immediately or can I just beat her?

d) Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female,
provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims
that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify?
Why can't I own Canadians?

e) I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2
clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill
him myself? Also, is Sabbath on Saturday as Seventh Day Adventists
(Christians, like us...or are they?) or is it on Sunday as Baptists and
some other faiths agree? I am beset by not knowing who to kill and when
to kill them...please clarify this for me.

f) A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination
(Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality (Lev. 18:22).
I don't agree. I'm also confused about how homosexuality can be an abomination
when Jonathan and David were married in the Bible (1 Samuel 18:1, 3 - 4).
Here, I'll quote it - "And it came to pass, when he had made an end of
speaking unto Saul that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David
and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. Then Jonathan and David made a
covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. And Jonathan stripped himself
of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even
to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle." and also Ruth's relationship
with Naomi is suspect, (Ruth 1:16-17) "And Ruth said to Naomi, Entreat me not
to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest,
I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people,
and thy God my God: Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be buried:
the Lord do so to me, and more also, if ought but death part three and me.
" Can you settle this?

g) Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a
defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my
vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

h) Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around
their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.19:27 and even
though 1st Cor. 11:4-6 says that it is a shame upon a man to have long hair.
How should they die?

i) I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me
unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves? Also, since it is
strictly forbidden to "eat neither fat nor blood" in Lev. 3:17 & Lev. 19:26,
does that mean that I must be a vegetarian and must I smite those who choose
to eat meat?

j) My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different
crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two
different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse
and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of
getting the whole town together to stone them (Lev.24:10-16)? Couldn't we just
burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep
with their in-laws (Lev. 20:14)?

k) I know that it is an abomination for a man to wear a woman's clothes or a
woman to wear a man's (Deut. 22:5), so does that mean that since my wife
borrowed my boxers once, she's going to hell?

l) An unbeliever sent me an email telling me that God is an ABORTIONIST? It
says, "In Num. 5:11-31, God commands a husband to get an abortion for his wife
if he suspects she has been impregnated by another man. A priest is to make her
drink a potion and tell her, "If any man other than your husband has had
intercourse with you, may the LORD make an example of you . . . by bringing
upon you miscarriage and untimely birth." To deliberately cause a miscarriage
is to perform an abortion. And who brings about this miscarriage? Who performs
this abortion? It is the LORD who does so. God is an abortionist. In Ex. 21:22-25,
God tells us what to do if a man who is fighting knocks against a pregnant woman.
If the woman dies, the principle of "life for life" is invoked and the man
responsible for her death must be killed. If she lives but has a miscarriage,
then the death of the fetus is to be compensated for by the payment of a fine,
as demanded by the woman's husband. Thus, God has revealed the status of the
unborn fetus: it is not an independent, full-fledged human life, whose
destruction amounts to murder. It is a thing owned by the woman's husband, a
thing whose loss, like that of any other thing, may be compensated for with
money." How can this be true?

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can
help. Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and
unchanging and also for the reassurance that the Bible is infallible.

Answer 2

I guess this depends on the defintion of terrorism! Iraq for example was invaded by the US for human rights, look at what is happening there now. All the country is turned into people fighting for their human rights, and are called terrorists. What do you think, these blood baths weren't there when Sadam was ruling.

What is happening in Lebanon now is also creating terrorism and not destroying it. People lossing their homes, their families and their lives have nothing else to loose. they will fight with the least they have for their homeland. Remember the basic needs of life are food and shelter. Both are gone.
Look at Palastinians today, they are fighting for their homeland with stones against weapons with the highest technology for years now and if I were in their place I will continue even harder.
It is simply not fair for any of them and all are called terrorists.
Lets now go a hundred years back, when RED INDIANS existed in the US. What happened to them? I believe the term terrorists was first used at that time, and under such term they were destroyed. They were distroyed because they faught against invaders who wanted their land.

Is this the definition that you mean?

I guess terrorism is being created rather than being destroyed.

There might be another definition for terrorism, which applies for people with power, if they give you an offer that can't be refused and you rejected it, they will simply destroy you and this is in our day to day business world. The difference here is basic needs and luxury. Again this kind also creats terrorism because such an example if applies to me, for sure I'll fight back. Exactly as what is happening today by israel supported by the states and other puppies of the US.

May be you will agree on this and may be not, but these are the usual difference in cultures.

Now let me ask you the same question that you asked. How can good or bad people affect the strategy of the most powerfull country in the world, or in a region? The ones that will give you an offer that they think is acceptable, while it is not!

It is not anymore up to individuals public to decide. It is politics.

Politics has no heart.

Answer 3

In general, if you see a real terrorist threat in your immediate environment, you are probably dead, although you might save other people by taking some action to stop or slow the action.

All the planning and preparation is not done in public. Only a good in-depth intelligence network can really stop terrorist action before it reaches the action stage.

The time and expertise wasted in checking out somebody's forgotten lunch bag has been enormous to date. I know, one life saved is worth it, right? Then why don't you want to pay more taxes to do the job right?

Answer 4

What a slippery slope this becomes! Yes we need to be vigilant, but not paranoid! I can't help but think about the Nazi and Former USSR getting everyone to spy on everyone else!

Be aware of what is going on around you, and do report what you find suspicious. Remember though, if someone gets mad at you, and reports you, or if you happen to be Muslim, it can really screw up your day!

In general I agree that we all have to watch out for one another, but drawing that line might get tough!

Answer 5

Come to Colombia and see. Colombians decided to set up vigilante groups and currently there's no way to stop the violence that gripped the whole country. To make this worse, Colombians reelected the president who came with such a bloody idea.
No. Never let law enforcement slip off the hands of duly sworn officers. Never, ever.

Answer 6

A flash back to the 30s in the Soviet Union under Stalin. Do you really want block wardens and the vast majority of the people busy informing on each other.

Answer 7

Vigilance is important, but it's not enough. It is necessary, but not sufficient.

We need authorities who react promptly.

We also need advanced technologies and the proper use of them.

We also need media that are intent on protecting the very readers they "serve" instead of exposing every effort to find bad guys.

Answer 8

Citizens could guards against terrorism by reporting suspected terrorists and their hideouts. Vigilance is a good weapon.