Kriya Yogi
Dharma and Love for God
Well if they say that even though they fight for an evil cause they have a false concept of what God is.
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Does God forgive soldiers?
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Well if they say that even though they fight for an evil cause they have a false concept of what God is.
Where Is God
Creator
And so do you. May I ask you, were you born into your religion?
Kriya Yogi
Dharma and Love for God
No I decided later.
Where Is God
Creator
And what lead you to this decision?
The fact I was necessarily referring to is the one that is being continuously ignored. "Thou shall not kill" is *NOT* in the original text. Atheists ignore this when it comes to such topics.
Kriya Yogi
Dharma and Love for God
Everything was dharmic and made sense. It was all in harmony with everyone around me and has a sense of supreme good and purpose.
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
Now you are merely making unsubstantiated appeal to emotion claims to support your claim.
needless to say, I am not convinced.
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
Mocking you?
Are you now going to claim that there was not even one person on the "bad" side of each war who did not honestly believe that they were on the sanctioned by god righteous side?
As far as understanding your over simplified black/white concept, yes I understand it.
I just happen to find it inconsistent with reality.
Now perhaps we can get you to put your ego away and stop trying to play the martyr?
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
And the fact is they do.
Furthermore, many, if not most of them, honestly believe that god is on their side.
Yet some people would rather toss out reality and replace it with their own "truths" and then try to claim martyr when it is pointed out.
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
Luminous
non-existential luminary
lol, "a true scott'smen would never..."
McBell
mantra-chanting henotheistic snake handler
I tell you what...
Once you get all those who believe the Bible is the word of God to agree on what that verse was supposed to actually say...
I suspect that herding a million cats across the state of Texas would be an easier endeavor.
Luminous
non-existential luminary
and you know this mystical "original text" why? because you are all knowning or because you choose to make God in your image? you could be wrong and you know it. killing is WRONG, and if you don't think so you have loose morals and an evil heart.
Kriya Yogi
Dharma and Love for God
Of course there is always going to be a few bad apples or a few immoral men on a good side of a war. It is an individual thing but there are some wars that are fought for righteous reasons. Such as defending the world from Nazi's and Al Quaida.
Kriya Yogi
Dharma and Love for God
No I don't, but they have no reasoning like humans have.
I thought the topic was " Does God forgive soldiers?", not "should we?"
How can you forgive someone unless you've judged them and decided they need forgiveness?
IMO, if you want to know if God forgives soldiers you'd have to ask God. If you want to know if a soldier needs to be forgiven, you'd have to ask a soldier. Other than that, it really isn't anybody's business.
How can you forgive someone unless you've judged them and decided they need forgiveness?
IMO, if you want to know if God forgives soldiers you'd have to ask God. If you want to know if a soldier needs to be forgiven, you'd have to ask a soldier. Other than that, it really isn't anybody's business.
waitasec
Veteran Member
kai
ragamuffin
You've got a computer in front of you. Just google Thou shalt not kill. translation controversy, or something like that.
Scholars today generally agree that the passage doesn't refer to the sort of killing done in a "just war."
I have but one question Luminous, do you have children? I don't believe protecting little ones is evil or immoral. In fact, I believe the exact opposite would apply to a self righteous spineless person who put their convictions ahead of their responsibility to protect their family if there was a threat.