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Re: I wonder what the combat survival rate for christians are compared to non christians eddy New
Re: Speaking of Christians at war, maybe we could get a little guidance from the bible... Playschooler New
Date: Oct 22 2005, 1:23 GMT
From: rroberts

	...the style in those days was to kill everyone and everything. It was intended to limit the bloodshed.

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It appears to say when you wage war, you are to enslave or kill all the prisoners. <NT> Playschooler New

Can you help me to understand how this is meant to limit response? Playschooler New

Well, I don't know.  I'll go back back and reread the scripture surrounding the entire passage.... rroberts New

It's not. DangerJudy New

So, in Gods eyes, what is OK in one culture is not OK in another culture? Playschooler New

contextualist, remember? DangerJudy New

Maybe I'm not understanding exactly what you mean by "contexualist"... Playschooler New

sure. DangerJudy New

Old Testiment vs New Testiment. Hard to believe it is the word of the same God, huh? <NT> Playschooler New

No.  Not really.  Most of the OT was how people fucked up what God... rroberts New

You mean like when God wanted them to kill and enslave their neighbors? <NT> Playschooler New

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