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John,
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John
Adair
To: <A title=metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 7:28
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Subject: RE: Re. God & War
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are nuts!
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[mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of <A
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PMTo: <A
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War
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history groups have used God to support acts of violence and killing.
Although I am not a biblical expert, as I recall, Jesus said something
to the effect of 'if your enemy hits one cheek offer the other'. The
message of Jesus was peace and love, that all people are God's children.
Even in Jesus' last days, he took the torture and death without action
against his tormentors. I am greatly grieved by the recent
violence and feel anger. I am having trouble reconciling the words and
actions of Jesus and his message of love with us acting out our anger with
more violence and killing. I wonder if God's test here is what we feel
and do. Perhaps this world is really not important. Perhaps the test is to
see if we take this and allow it to fill us with anger and act out with
violence and killing, or, to dissolve the anger and act with forgiveness,
peace, and love. Any constructive thoughts would be appreciated.
neo <SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Neo,
you asked for constructive thoughts on what you just wrote. I don't
think I can be constructive in any way that would help you, but what you wrote
in so naive and asinine that I couldn't stop myself from writing back. I
am sorry ... I know this is not the forum for this, but your thinking is so
dangerously deadly and self destructive that I have to respond. I
suppose if these guys were at your front door and ready to kill you, your
family, and your neighbors you would just let them ... go ahead just turn your
cheek. I suppose that if these guys were to come to your door and raped
your wife, sister, daughter, mother, and raped your ideology and way of life
you would let them ... sure just turn your cheek. You said that you were
not a biblical expert, and you sure are right about that. Because the
bible certainly allows for self defense. I don't want this to become a
biblical discussion, but the turn your cheek concept has nothing to do with
this. Neo, this response is not a personal attack against you, but your
naive, college student like thinking is extremely dangerous. I apologize
to the list for my off topic input ... But this are very strange times that
requires a very strong stance. Hope you all are with me and the rest of
the country.
-H.
Sonny Sarkissian-<SPAN
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