What are your views on war? One of the ten commandments says, "thou shalt not kill." I assume this means for any reason what so ever. I was just curious, thanks.
2007-12-06 10:47:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Everyone loves war. Christians in particular.
2007-12-06 10:49:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 10⤋
1) The Commandment says "thou shalt do no murder" - which is a completely different thing.
2) As for me, I fully believe in the "Just War Theory" of St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas...
The Just War Theory:
A just war can only be waged as a last resort. All non-violent options must be exhausted before the use of force can be justified.
A war is just only if it is waged by a legitimate authority. Even just causes cannot be served by actions taken by individuals or groups who do not constitute an authority sanctioned by whatever the society and outsiders to the society deem legitimate.
A just war can only be fought to redress a wrong suffered. For example, self-defense against an armed attack is always considered to be a just cause (although the justice of the cause is not sufficient--see point #4). Further, a just war can only be fought with "right" intentions: the only permissible objective of a just war is to redress the injury.
A war can only be just if it is fought with a reasonable chance of success. Deaths and injury incurred in a hopeless cause are not morally justifiable.
The ultimate goal of a just war is to re-establish peace. More specifically, the peace established after the war must be preferable to the peace that would have prevailed if the war had not been fought.
The violence used in the war must be proportional to the injury suffered. States are prohibited from using force not necessary to attain the limited objective of addressing the injury suffered.
The weapons used in war must discriminate between combatants and non-combatants. Civilians are never permissible targets of war, and every effort must be taken to avoid killing civilians. The deaths of civilians are justified only if they are unavoidable victims of a deliberate attack on a military target.
2007-12-06 18:51:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My view is that war is one of the worst conditions for humans to be in, however, it is sometimes necessary. The commandment is more correctly translated thou shalt not murder, in other words the UNLAWFUL taking of human life. War, if done lawfully does not violate the commandment. Clearly God commanded his people to go to war in old testament times.
2007-12-06 18:56:06 · answer #3 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no body likes war!
there comes a time when it is needed, if we had not gone into Germany then Hitler would have killed more than he did and the Jewish/Polish population would be just about 0 right now, and everyone in US would be speaking German right now.
If we had not gone into Iraq Hussein would still be murdering, men/women and children and killing more than the 100's of thousands more than he had killed prior to us going in.
and it's really sad that the media only allow us to hear the bad that is going on in Iraq, nothing good or anything to give us news of how the Iraq's are doing to better themselves daily.
the problem with people like you is you think it's just a matter of not doing anything it will all work out and no one will get hurt in a war, lets just keep sending the UN in to not get anywhere for the 100th time in talks. and after a few years everyone will finally forget about all the atrocities that these terrorist have done not just to their own people but how we soon forget
9/11
unfortunately it's going to take another hit on the United States to wake all the Pansy liberals up.
But this will happen when all you liberals vote in one of your liberal democrat es and then they will hit us.
2007-12-06 19:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by jeanniep 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate war because it breaks the commandments but wars are not created by the people of the country, but by the leaders, totally ignoring any views of the ordinary citizens and the laws of God
2007-12-06 18:56:07 · answer #5 · answered by rockandrollrev 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's more like thou shalt not kill just cuz. there needs to be a justified reason, like in defence against a greater threat. nobody likes war, but in some cases it's a necessary evil.
2007-12-06 18:52:01 · answer #6 · answered by missouri 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you go back to the original language the word kill would mean murder. We are not to murder anyone, but God gave authority to Government which includes going to war if needed. It also includes capital punishment for those covicted of murdering someone.
I do not believe in purposely taking the life of the innocent such as abortion.
2007-12-06 18:52:59 · answer #7 · answered by allan b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can only answer for myself. But I personally do not like war, but I've come to the conclusion that it is inevitable in this world. I may not like it, but I can't avoid it.
Killing is wrong. I don't like it. I don't like war. Even though I'm a marine's daughter and the fiancee of a vet from the airforce.
2007-12-06 18:50:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most Christians believe that we are not bound by the laws of the Old Testament, it's more an historical reference.
With the coming of Christ there was a New Covenant, the New Testament. Christians follow the teachings of Christ. or should.
2007-12-06 19:42:29 · answer #9 · answered by Terry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You assume wrong. The word for "kill" there is murder. In fact all the way back to Genesis God affirmed killing people for just reasons:
Ge 9:6 "Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed; "
2007-12-06 19:57:08 · answer #10 · answered by Steve Amato 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should have been translated, "thou shalt not murder."
It's okay to kill in self-defense, or in defending your country. For example, if someone were trying to murder one of my kids, I'd take 'em out.
2007-12-06 18:55:40 · answer #11 · answered by David G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋