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- From: martin@cs.curtin.edu.au (Martin Dougiamas)
- Subject: Re: Violence in the bible?
- Message-ID: <martin.725692863@marsh>
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- Organization: Curtin University of Technology
- References: <1992Dec25.165133.9059@prime.mdata.fi> <1992Dec28.174526.915@linus.mitre.org> <schnitzi.725571303@eola.cs.ucf.edu> <1992Dec29.200705.22493@arden.linet.org>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 05:21:03 GMT
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- joeb@arden.linet.org (Joe Beiter) writes:
- >schnitzi@cs.ucf.edu (Mark Schnitzius) writes:
- >>Interesting! So, in summary, the Bible calls for the death penalty
- >>in these cases:
- >>o Murder
- >>o Witchcraft
- >etc...
- >>Comments, Xians?
- >This applied to the jews for the jews to carry out. The jews were to be
- >submissive to the law. A death sentance is not 'murder' but justice.
- >It is made clear from book one that the wages for sin is death.
-
- So are you saying you think it's fine to kill people because they
- have broken the laws as set out out in the bible? Be honest.
-
- Martin
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