religious if you aren't even committed to keeping the commandments?
2007-09-25 06:48:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Finally, someone acknowledges murdering animals as killing.
And I know a bunch of brainwashed christian people are going to get on here and talk about how animals don't have souls so it's okay to kill them. Well, first of all, you don't know that animals don't have souls. You THINK they don't, but you are not 100 percent sure and don't lie to me and tell me you are.
Secondly, soul or not, they do have pain receptors. And they like living their lives just as much as you like living yours. How would you like it if someone took your family members away from you and chopped them up for someone's table? Doesn't the bible say to treat your body like it's a temple? Well, eating meat turns that temple into a graveyard, so knock yourselves out with that hypocrisy.
And as for killing burglars with guns--what happens when the burglar has a gun too?
2007-09-25 06:55:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is why I abandoned religion, I couldn't stand that hypocrisy anymore! I tried to have this discussion with Christians but the people I asked were very narrow-minded. All they could say is that God put animals on Earth to serve humans, in their opinions there are no other reasons for animals being on the planet. What about animals in remote regions that never even saw a human and when dinosaurs roamed the Earth??? (oh yeah, I forgot, the planet is 5000 years old, sure...). Isn't it disrespectful to God to destroy his creation (killing animal, polluting the Earth, etc..)??? Those people I talked to seem to think not...
They justify their guns with "a tooth for a tooth" but they are in denial when I asked about Jesus showing the other cheek... They conveniently "forget" about Jesus and the commandments. People tend to quote whatever serves them best at the time.
I believe in God and I'm a vegetarian ("Thou shalt not kill" means something to me) but I'm not religious, people use religion to justify their irrational behavior, look at what's going on around the world...At least, the 7th Adventists are vegetarians.
2007-09-25 07:40:33 · answer #2 · answered by S007 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
May the Holy Name of YHWH be Blessed Forever!
Your bible may say "thou shalt not kill" however when G-d gave Moses that commandment G-d said "thou shalt not murder" and that is a far cry from killing. After all G-d in His Torah (the first 5 books of your bible) G-d describes numerous occasions were we are expected to kill. I suggest that you read them.
FranB
2007-09-25 08:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Animals are not under God's law, so that part of your question doesn't even count.
If someone is keeping a gun on the very INTENT of MURDERING SOMEONE WITH IT (the commandment means murder, which is killing someone you have PLANNED OUT, AND INTENDED TO KILL. ) Not, unintentionally. The Bible also speaks of wars, so we know that war is different than premeditated murder.
I don't think you understand the commandment.
BTW, I don't keep guns for killing anything!
2007-09-25 06:59:38 · answer #4 · answered by byHisgrace 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that is because of the fact the "commandments" are no longer absolutes (as they're in many situations taken care of) yet have "exceptions. in accordance to the Torah, God commanded the Israelites to kill all varieties of human beings, and demanded that capital punishment be the penalty for all varieties of crimes. He additionally set strict nutritional policies suitable to the slaughter and eating of specific animals, and demanded animal sacrifices. So, meaning (a) the commandments contradict themselves, (b) "thou shalt no longer" would not continuously propose "thou shalt no longer", or (c) some thing have been given misplaced in translation.
2016-10-19 22:53:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first of all, not every country has every citizen with a mini armory at home.
many European countries for example have private ownership of firearms declared illegal.
One excuse some will use - is that " they " didn`t kill the animals that they eat, so they are innocent. Hogwash, i know, but still - some people do claim it.
Also, as to killing burglars - weird as it may sound, but isn`t that the risk of the job?
2007-09-25 07:02:49 · answer #6 · answered by U_S_S_Enterprise 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it says thou shalt not commit murder which involves taking life with malicious intent. Bible also says thou shalt not steal which is also a law of the land which the bible also says to obey. In other words someone breaks into your home and ends up getting shot, regardless of what you believe, they had it coming.
2007-09-25 06:56:45 · answer #7 · answered by machetey 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Bible refers to murder, not killing in general, otherwise we couldn't kill plants to live and survive. But not only that, God told us to kill animals and eat them, Jesus killed fish and ate them as well as the passover lamb. And God commanded capital punishment, and rewarded the Levites for killing the rebellious Israelites that opposed Moses. Don't get killing and murder mixed up. There's a world of difference. God permits one and punishes the other. And that's the Bible, and that's what religious people called Christians believe.
2007-09-25 07:03:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I never made any such claim. Bible also says god gave man animals for food. The commandment is more properly translated murder. A dead burglar was an inefficient living burglar who is now a good burglar.
2007-09-25 06:56:40 · answer #9 · answered by B.Hound 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Common misconception. The correct translation from the original is "Thou shalt not murder." After all, it'd be pretty silly to join a religion where you couldn't eat anything (you kill plants, too) or protect yourself from wild animals or bad humans. The religion wouldn't last long, one way or another. :)
2007-09-25 07:09:15 · answer #10 · answered by Cat 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋