Re: a dumb query? pls humor me
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On 03/07/07 11:41, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 11:29:23AM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>> 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."
>>
> So you agree?
I'm trying to understand how government can be "of the people, by
the people, for the people", and not "turn the other cheek", if this
is, in fact, a Christian Nation.
Unless, of course, it's just nominally Christian.
>
> Regards,
>
> -Roberto
>
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