Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
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On 03/07/07 11:15, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 11:08:30AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 03/07/07 10:49, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>>> On Tue, Mar 06, 2007 at 09:13:06PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
>>>> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
>>>>
>> [snip]
>>> 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.
>> But this is a Christian Nation, correct?
>>
> Yes. But if you had actually read I wrote, you would know that turning
> the other cheek was a specific instruction to individuals by Jesus.
> That is first of all. Second of all, smiting on the cheek, which is
> what Jesus was referring to, was an act of disrespect, not an act of
> violence. Thirdly, Paul outlines the guidelines for government.
> Governmnet is not the individual is not government. It is the job of
> government to protect the people. Occasionally that means defending the
> country and killing other people in the process. This is perfectly in
> harmony with what the Bible teaches.
"Of the people, by the people, for the people."
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
>
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