In article <NwDp9.133422$S32.9657289 at news2.west.cox.net> "John Knight" <jwknight at polbox.com> writes:
<
<"Bob LeChevalier" <lojbab at lojban.org> wrote in message
<news:h0mbquou4k34o16fk5q1pkose7gkqksfc3 at 4ax.com...
<> JDay123 at BellSouth.com (Jd) wrote:
<> >Bob LeChevalier <lojbab at lojban.org> wrote:
<> >>>Men are sinners according to the LAW of God and need God's help in
<> >>>solving the equation, not the help of maddened wizards.
<> >>
<> >>If I am worried about some equation involving sin, I turn to God. If
<> >>on the other hand it is a differential equation, the Bible won't help
<> >>in the least, and I haven't a prayer to solve it without knowing some
<> >>math.
<> >>
<> >>Science doesn't claim to deal with anything regarding "sin" which is
<> >>not subject to scientific analysis.
<> >
<> >Right, with pure science. Law is supposed to protect you from the
<> >sins of others to a great degree. If you "sin" against your
<> >neighbor by stealing from him, by law you can be fined and/or
<> >imprisoned or both as a result of your behavior.
<> >
<> >Your spiritual behavior makes me want to puke because like in the
<> >above "differential equation" example, you make a mockery out of
<> >things concerning the LAW of God.
<>
<> I render unto God the things that are of God, and unto Caesar the
<> things that are of Caesar. The laws of man have little to do with the
<> laws of God, except when something is offensive to both.
<>
<> lojbab
<
<You benefit from living in a CHRISTIAN nation whose laws are BASED on
<Christianity.
<
<If you lived in Israel, you wouldn't be so lucky, because under their jewish
<LAW, it's ok to murder Christians and Muslims, just as Israel's chief rabbi
<who gave religious backing to assassinations:
<
<+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
<Israel's much-criticised practice of assassinating Palestinian activists has
<the full backing of Jewish religious law, according to a statement Thursday
<from Israeli Chief Rabbi Israel Meir Lau. Quoting ancient sages and Biblical
<passages, Lau explains that Israel is now fighting a "war of commandment"
<mandated by God. He said that those engaged in the war are exempt from other
<commandments. Lau refers to an often-quoted Jewish precept, "He who comes to
<kill you, rise up and kill him first." The Jordan Times [Jordan], 27 July
<2001
<+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
<
<If you didn't benefit from CHRISTIAN laws, Jd could merely claim that he's
<now fighting a "war of commandment mandated by God" and justify the
<assassination of your parents.
<
A bit odd, isn't it, how you regard it as self-defense -- racial
self-defense -- when it's Indians and European invaders, but
as murder when it's Palestinians and Jewish invaders.
-- cary