I don't follow any particular faith or believe in any higher power/being. I feel that the taking of another life is only justifiable when defending the your own life or another innocent person and you have no other option. I am interested to know how other people are influenced by their religion or faith when it comes to this difficult question.
Please comment on your own religion and not anyone else's.
2006-09-03 03:39:28 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
When you are defending yourself against being killed.
2006-09-03 03:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by Answers1 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Must admit - I can have a laugh and a joke at most things and love the quirkier answers on here, but to be serious with this one - I cannot imagine a situation where I could be able to kill and live with myself afterwards. Not sure its anything to do with religion - its just such a no-no.
I mean sure, we can all think of an extreme, kill or my child gets killed type choice - but in everyday reality, I don't think that will happen and surely if we all followed the "unjustifiable" line then the world would be a happier place.
TV murder mysteries would struggle for a plot tho...... ;-)
2006-09-03 03:46:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The 10 Commandments have been re-written.
Though shalt not kill originally read "Though Shalt Not Murder".
Unlike the person above, I could imagine a situation in which I would kill if I had to, and could live with myself.
If a person was about to Murder a bunch of young children in a School Yard I could kill that person without a second thought - If however I was asked to kill an innocent person, I could not willingly do so, as that would be murder...
2006-09-03 03:47:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Contrary to what some Christians think, because of a mis-translation, the comandment is, "Thou shalt not murder." In other words, don't take the life of an innocent. Self defence, protection of family, times of war and as punishment for certain crimes. are justifiable.
2006-09-03 03:49:01 · answer #4 · answered by celticwarrior7758 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but the bible does talk about there is a time to kill. To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the Heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1
3:3 A time to kill and a time to heal; a time to break down and a time to build up.
2006-09-03 03:58:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Self defense ONLY, and if there's not another way. About war, and things so, it's just a lie of some paid pastors or anything so. the true christianity is not as these guys say.
2006-09-03 03:49:47 · answer #6 · answered by Cura 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMHO, self defense is justifiable, or when acting as a soldier in wartime .
I do not subscribe to abortion or euthanasia, and have very mixed feelings about capital punishment.
Members of my own faith feel that abortion and euthanasia are. murder, and each has his/her opinion of capital puishment.
Many churches are changing their attitudes on suicide, which is now starting to be accepted as an act of a totally irrational person who is therefore not responsible for his or her actions.
I have mixed feelings on this issue, also.
2006-09-03 03:53:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
unless it is to preserve life of others or yourself then it is never acceptable. Soldiers and Police need to have clear laws or rules of engagement so that they can record what is known as clean kills or legit ones.
To kill form a religious point is wrong and when you look at any religions it is against there fundamental basis.
2006-09-03 03:48:54 · answer #8 · answered by camshy0078 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a purely ten commandments point of view, I don't think killing another person can ever be justified (6th Commandment- Thou shall not kill). I think this is one of those things where you wouldn't be blamed by the Church (I'm talking Catholic Church) for accidentally killing in self-defense, but you would be expected to confess and repent and ask for forgiveness.
2006-09-03 03:45:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The faith I follow digs its roots in the biblical figure of Abraham. Once he went up to a mountain to sacrifice his son to his God, just as everybody else in the region would do to please their respective gods. Just when Abrahamn was ready to stab his son on his altar, God stopped him. This shows me that my faith, contrary to what its many followers do and say (Jews, Christians and Muslims) does not condone bloodshedding at all.
2006-09-03 03:49:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it actually relies upon on the scientist and the non secular human being... both factors of view ought to nicely be same! some human beings (myself blanketed) say that Genesis tells us WHAT God did. technology tries to inform us HOW God did it! The questions have compatibility and needn't be together unique. "and God suggested 'allow there be mild.'" Then what handed off -- the large Bang perchance?
2016-12-06 05:34:49 · answer #11 · answered by earles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋