If not, I guess that all Christians are anti-war and anti-death penalty as well as anti-abortion.........
2007-03-20 09:37:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Time slowly eroded the giant rock where they were written. Originally, it said "Thou shalt not kill unless my church officials sayeth so. Additionally, moreth tithes will be necessary in sucheth case."
2007-03-20 09:43:47 · answer #1 · answered by Jedi 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Of course, there are several amendments and sub-clauses:
* The Eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth sub-clause.
* The kill animals for the sake of hanging their pelts and horns on the wall sub-clause.
* The Crusades amendment.
* The Holy Inquiscition amendment.
* The Thou shall not kill sub-clause that states that the Vatican can be the major share holder of armament factories and pharmaceutical companies that produce products from fetuses and make contraceptives across Europe.
There are many more but just study the evolution of the Roman Catholic Church throughout history to find your own.
2007-03-20 16:51:30 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, since Moses (the guy who gave you the Ten Commandments) also mandated the death penalty for a number of things, and was praised by his own people for being a man of war who defeated the Egyptians.
And I don't see how being anti-abortion violates the command not to murder. How exactly is allowing a fetus to live somehow killing someone?
2007-03-20 16:49:13 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not that I know of. most Christians are anti-abortion and anti-death penalty but there seems to be some sort of loophole in the whole topic of war...IE religious crusades, the war in Iraq (if you haven't noticed most supporters are Bible-Thumping Conservative Republicans from the Bible Belt), etc.
2007-03-20 16:46:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Exodus 20 clearly says "Thou shalt not kill."
As long as you understand that in the original laguage, there is a distiction made between killing and murder. You may read the commandment and make an incorrect assumption about believers and how they feel about war, death penalty, and abortion.
The best English translation would be
"Thou shalt not murder."
2007-03-20 16:46:32 · answer #5 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Virtually all religions ban murder. Specifics can get difficult. Ask one hundred clergymen or religious followers their opinions of birth control, capital punishment, and war and I wager you will get one hundred (or more) different opinions.
2007-03-20 16:47:36 · answer #6 · answered by Adoptive Father 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No....but then again, it doesn't say that at all. It says "Thou shall not commit murder" Murder and killing are very different thinks, although the result is the same, because as killing can be justified and even obligatory in certain cases, murder is not and can not ever be justified.
2007-03-20 16:41:27 · answer #7 · answered by mzJakes 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Yes. it is in the ten commandments. I believe it is the 8th commandment.
2007-03-20 16:41:21 · answer #8 · answered by Tman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would make a lot of sense. They fall back on 'kill doesn't cover murder' but that's just stupid.
2007-03-20 16:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
" .... unless GW Bush says it's OK"
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2007-03-20 16:42:14 · answer #10 · answered by abetterfate 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋