Hi Ken,
Actually, I do - becasue in ancient times the Gods where much closer to the people. When the people went to war their Gods where their - so the One God defeated the God of the other group. Like God and Ra.
Trisha
> there were indeed lots of genicide, at gods
> instruction, assuming that you believe what it said.
>
> --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Hi Ken,
> >
> > Well, I am going by what they want to post. I do
> > remember thatthe =
> > Bible is the book for the Jews and not for the
> > general populace - which =
> > was okay to kill. The Jews did some real genicide in
> > the ancient times.
> >
> > Trisha
> >
> >
> > > trish take time to read the books of samuel. or
> > some
> > > of the 1st 5 books of the old testament where that
> > > commandment is found. might be surprised.
> > > having said that, yes, that pastor had the right
> > and
> > > responsibility to do as he felt he should.
> > > --- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > Hi Mike,
> > > >
> > > > The real problem is not even the religions,
> > its
> > > > the folks wielding =3D
> > > > it. They scare me. I scare them.I am sorry about
> > > > your pastor, he =3D
> > > > certainly had a right to talk about the war, and
> > I
> > > > would think a Man of =3D
> > > > God would be against war - I really thought that
> > > > commandment said - Thou =3D
> > > > shalt not kill. I tend to associate war with
> > killing
> > > > - but ya know I =3D
> > > > have been known to be wrong ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Trisha
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Thank you very much.. Trish, I know that,
> > and
> > > > it's usually the
> > > > > perceived enemy of the state, not the true
> > enemy.
> > > > :-( When the =3D
> > > > first
> > > > > Gulf war was going on, my pastor spoke out
> > against
> > > > it, asnd got =3D
> > > > reamed
> > > > > royally by the church people, I have a hard
> > time
> > > > to this day =3D
> > > > forgiving
> > > > > some of the comments that I heard from church
> > > > people...
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > ken barber wrote:
> > > > >=3D20
> > > > > >yes, mike is smart and calm and well
> > grounded.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >--- Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>No Mike,
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> You sound like the smart - well grounded
> > guy
> > > > you
> > > > > >>are!
> > > > > >>Religion and Politics don't mix, and when
> > they
> > > > do -
> > > > > >>someone ends up =3D3D
> > > > > >>dead.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Trisha
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>I did not like Bush for his Christian
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>conservatism. Any time a
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>politician uses God in order to get
> > elected,
> > > > nine
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>times out of ten =3D3D
> > > > > >>it's
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>a Machavellian ploy. (Boy., do I sound like
> > a
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>cynic here, or what?) =3D3D
> > > > > >>:-(
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>=3D3D20
> > > > > >>>BG Greer, PhD wrote:
> > > > > >>>=3D3D20
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>>Sadly, it seems the Bush foriegn policy,
> > > > despite
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>Colin Powell's =3D3D
> > > > > >>effort is to
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>p*ss the entire world off. N. Korea is
> > much
> > > > more
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>of a threat than =3D3D
> > > > > >>Iraq, but
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>there is little oil in N Korea.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> It is hilarious that he is going to
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>"convince" the UN to help =3D3D
> > > > > >>in Iraq.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>And the reason we have been free of
> > terrorism>
> > > > in
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>this country is that =3D3D
> > > > > >>the
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>terrorists have not made a concerted
> > effort
> > > > yet.
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>> The more I hear of Bush the more
> > > > disgusted
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>I am.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>Bobby
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>>I think it's very ironic that Bush is
> > seeking
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>aid from the very body =3D3D
> > > > > >>he
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>>scorned a year ago. He's realising all
> > too
> > > > well
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>that America can no =3D3D
> > > > > >>longer
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>>afford to act on its own and we cannot
> > > > operate
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>in a vacuum.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >>>>
> > > > > >
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