(January 11, 2012 at 7:31 pm)Doubting Thomas Wrote: I don't know when the "thou shalt not kill" ever applied, especially since there are plenty of times in the OT when the Israelites killed their enemies, and God killed plenty of people. Maybe it only applies to other members of your church, like when I had a fundie tell me that Jesus' command to "love your brother as yourself" only applied to "other brothers in Christ" and apparently it was OK to be a total dick to non-Christians.
My sig from another forum:
Quote:I guess being “God’s chosen people” just means you have his permission to behave like dicks.
Based on the various and sundry tales in the bible (OT and NT), regardless how how the ten commandments may have been intended, it appears that the Israelites applied them only to dealings with other Isrealites. It appears that they didn't have any problem coveting other culture's stuff, killing them, and stealing whatever [or whoever] wasn't nailed down.
