On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 09:13:06PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > >> > Nice revisionist bit of history there. If you go back to the Reagan > >> > Administration (and less so the first Bush administration), you will > >> > see that the Soviets were a much greater threat (short term and long > >> > term) than even Hussein and bin Laden. > >> > >> Two wrongs don't make a right. > > > > Well, why don't employ a little moral relativism, of which the liberals > > are so fond? In light of that, what they did was right *at the time*. > > Neoconservatives are so fond of thumping on the Bible, and yet fail to turn > the other cheek when presented with the opportunity. Hardly the pinnacle > of morality they claim to be. > The instruction by Jesus to turn the other cheek was directed at individuals. Paul lays out the guidelines for government in Romans 13 and in other places as well. It is the responsibility of rulers to look after their people. There are many comparisons made with a shepher protecting his flock against attacking wolves. In that case, if the shepherd does nothing, he has failed in his duties. Same thing here. Of course, people like you who don't really know the Bible and like to quote scripture out of context, come out with these idiotic statements, like "the whole country should turn the other cheek" when that is not how it is supposed to work, even in the Bible. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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