Topic: would you kill for God?
squeegee !hbZVTk6JYc started this discussion 14 years ago #21,940
So you'd maybe kill to protect yourself or your family if life depended on it. You might even kill in the name of your country in a war somewhere deemed just. But wOuld you kill in the nane of god, on holy pretext, meaning you believe your killing to be ordained from above?
I've always thought that kind of stuff was for olden people in the bible, but it seems to still be happening in places around the world despite me thinking we should know better. So what do you think, would you holy war if it came to that?
I've always thought that kind of stuff was for olden people in the bible, but it seems to still be happening in places around the world despite me thinking we should know better. So what do you think, would you holy war if it came to that?
| Poll option | Votes | Percentage | Graph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | 3 | 33% | |
| No | 6 | 67% |
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 minutes later[^] [v] #346,973
No because God doesn't fucking exist and the world would be a much better place without any religion.
squeegee !hbZVTk6JYc (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 3 minutes later, 9 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #346,974
@previous (B)
What if conscientious objectors were killed as heretics. Would that change your heart?
What if conscientious objectors were killed as heretics. Would that change your heart?
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 18 minutes later, 28 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #346,977
@previous (squeegee !hbZVTk6JYc)
Nah. If the government had deteriorated to the point where such a thing was enforced, I would have tried to go into hiding or something beforehand.
But if escape isn't an option, then I'd like to think that I still wouldn't go along with it. If I'm going to kill complete strangers, I need a much better reason than an imaginary man telling me to.
Nah. If the government had deteriorated to the point where such a thing was enforced, I would have tried to go into hiding or something beforehand.
But if escape isn't an option, then I'd like to think that I still wouldn't go along with it. If I'm going to kill complete strangers, I need a much better reason than an imaginary man telling me to.
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Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #346,978
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 4 minutes later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #346,980
What would be the point? Surely a god can kill people far more easily and effectively than I could.
FAO: Any deities out there
Please do your own killing. -Thanks
FAO: Any deities out there
Please do your own killing. -Thanks
dw !jdTkvovFCQ joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 54 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #346,997
Maybe if he contacted me directly
squeegee !hbZVTk6JYc (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 8 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #346,998
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 2 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #346,999
is god a genie?
squeegee !hbZVTk6JYc (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #347,004
@previous (G)
Ok, let's say israel declares war on iran, who tries to then exterminate the jews, and then the pope agrees with evangelical baptists that it's a war against god and christians should pick up arms to finally defeat the moors.
Would you fight for christianity to the death of somone else?
Ok, let's say israel declares war on iran, who tries to then exterminate the jews, and then the pope agrees with evangelical baptists that it's a war against god and christians should pick up arms to finally defeat the moors.
Would you fight for christianity to the death of somone else?
Dead !Pool7hVoC2 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 5 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #347,005
squeegee !firstkPE1Q joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,027
this thread should be getting a lot more play considering you'll probably have to make this decision in a few yearsAnonymous J joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 3 hours later, 6 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,060
If I knew, 100%, without even the hint of a shadow of a doubt, that God really wanted me to do it, then yes.
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,086
God doesn't want me to kill anyone. I know this from reason, the scriptures, and the tradition of the Church.
Anonymous L joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 51 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,093
lolno.
call me a heretic, but you do your own dirty work, thanks
@previous (K)
you forget that one that says god asked abraham to kill his son
call me a heretic, but you do your own dirty work, thanks
@previous (K)
you forget that one that says god asked abraham to kill his son
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squeegee !firstkPE1Q replied with this 14 years ago, 35 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,097
@347,086 (K)
@previous (L)
> you forget that one that says god asked abraham to kill his son
exactly, god kills millions of people every year, what's it to him to ask you to kill a few.
@previous (L)
> you forget that one that says god asked abraham to kill his son
exactly, god kills millions of people every year, what's it to him to ask you to kill a few.
Anonymous L replied with this 14 years ago, 7 minutes later, 9 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,099
Anonymous K replied with this 14 years ago, 26 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,103
buspup !!x+kkCmnF4 joined in and replied with this 14 years ago, 15 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,107
Squeege, check out Jeffrey Lundgren
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/mass/lundgren/index_1.html
http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/mass/lundgren/index_1.html
squeegee !firstkPE1Q replied with this 14 years ago, 56 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,116
@347,103 (K)
well it starts out with the dude taking his kid up the mountain so he can kill it, but then god put a stop to it. god didn't want people doing that anymore and so the kid lived. but god had also commanded it of him, and let's face it god murdered millions in the floods already, so i don't know why god suddenly grows a conscience.
but anyway, after god admitted he'd made a mistake with the whole asking him to kill the kid thing i think it brings god's unfailability into question.
well it starts out with the dude taking his kid up the mountain so he can kill it, but then god put a stop to it. god didn't want people doing that anymore and so the kid lived. but god had also commanded it of him, and let's face it god murdered millions in the floods already, so i don't know why god suddenly grows a conscience.
but anyway, after god admitted he'd made a mistake with the whole asking him to kill the kid thing i think it brings god's unfailability into question.
Anonymous K replied with this 14 years ago, 1 hour later, 13 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,135
@previous (squeegee !firstkPE1Q)
That story tells me that God does not want people to kill other people.
That story tells me that God does not want people to kill other people.
dw !jdTkvovFCQ replied with this 14 years ago, 2 hours later, 15 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,146
Anonymous M replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 20 hours after the original post[^] [v] #347,169
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 14 years ago, 4 hours later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #347,222
squeegee !hbZVTk6JYc (OP) replied with this 14 years ago, 6 minutes later, 1 day after the original post[^] [v] #347,224
@347,135 (K)
Yeah, this story only means god was done with child sacrifice. Doean't eeally address killing in his name. Probably more on that in the book of david and the like.
Yeah, this story only means god was done with child sacrifice. Doean't eeally address killing in his name. Probably more on that in the book of david and the like.