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Jesus Saves. And Sometimes Kills.

Wednesday, January 29th, 2003

In chastising pro-war Christian-righters, Alina writes:

And how can the modern American state get so powerful as to replace religion in the lives of purportedly-Christian Americans? Will you justify the killing of others as “OK with our Lord and Savior when Bush and the oil lobby says so”? Will you then turn to bash Osama bin Laden for his jihad? Will you open your eyes, look in the mirror, and just realize that Jesus NEVER justified killing others? Sorry guys, but when you decide to go for honor and glory in this world, you greatly decrease your chances of reaching the Christian heaven. Who am I to know? Well, let’s just say the Bible told me so.

Of course, if you ask the bloodthirsty Heritage Foundation, Jesus was all about making sausage out if Iraqis.

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3 Responses to “Jesus Saves. And Sometimes Kills.”

  1. #1 |  Frank N |  January 30th, 2003 at 7:10 am

    The inherent problem in “organized religion” is that humans do the organizing part.

  2. #2 |  Rich Casebolt |  January 30th, 2003 at 8:33 am

    Maybe Alina should read her Bible a little more closely.

    1> Try Romans 13:1-4, which talks about the government’s God-given authority to use force against those who do evil.

    2> Try the Book of Esther, where armed self-defense is presented in a positive light.

    3> Try Luke 22:35-38 — Jesus recommended the purchase of swords by his disciples, just before his arrest. Maybe I’m wrong, but these swords may have been the reason the disciples weren’t picked up with Jesus.

    4> Remember, the proper translation is “Thou shalt not murder” … not “Thou shalt not kill”.