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Old 10-07-2005, 01:03 AM
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Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Jacob, you said you would shoot someone (you didn't at first say whether lethally or not) for looting, which most of us take to mean, thievery. Then when people objected, you upped the ante to rape & murder. The Scripture verse reference is only addressing thievery. At night, when it's not clear what the trespasser is after, he's fair game. In daylight when you can see all he wants is the TV, you can't kill him. If he seems to want more, i.e. your wife or daughter's honor or anyone's life, that particular Scripture verse doesn't address that, but others do; you are justified in that case in using whatever force is necessary. Can we stop referring to each other's opinions as "antinomian rubbish"? That doesn't seem calculated to edify. Just my opinion, so shoot me!
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