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Saddam executed; Your thoughts?
Wayne:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 30, 2006, 07:16:09 pm ---What do you suggest we do? Invade?
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We invaded Iraq for less! :laugh: :laugh:
delalluvia:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 30, 2006, 08:37:05 pm ---We invaded Iraq for less! :laugh: :laugh:
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:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
OK, wdj, I just spat out my drink LMAO over this, hand me a napkin.
injest:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 30, 2006, 08:36:51 pm ---Yes, too bad few Christians ever followed these words.
Per the Christian story, Jesus was executed anyway. His attitude and teachings changed nothing. All it did was put a Christian veneer on the same people and instead of being open and honest about their warring actions, they turned to hypocrisy.
See Dubya "I'm a Christian but believe in starting wars for no reason" Bush for an example.
If no one wanted to exert their power over others, were enlightened, respected the rights of others, etc. then wars and executions would indeed be unnecessary to protect those who follow this idea. Unfortunately, the world has people who have absolutely no respect for others and think nothing of abusing or killing them. Self defense or defense of a society from these sorts is not unreasonable - indeed, not defending yourself and society from such people is what is unreasonable.
Someone posted earlier that killing was bad, period.
I believe in self-defense. If you killed someone defending yourself or your family, is it still a bad thing for you to have done? Should you have turned the other cheek and let your abusers do whatever they want?
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but the Republicans held the majority...that makes it the right decision!
unfortunately, the world has people that feel if something does not affect them directly then it is not a problem...
Wayne:
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 30, 2006, 08:41:10 pm --- :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
OK, wdj, I just spat out my drink LMAO over this, hand me a napkin.
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We are one, regardless! :laugh: :-*
Lynne:
--- Quote from: wdj on December 30, 2006, 08:35:52 pm ---I oppose capital punishment just because I don't like to think of one person killing another person in cold blood. Let's face it, that's what it is. And if society pays them to do it that makes it worse. We PAY somebody to kill somebody? Yuck!
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Can you even imagine the emotional cost it must entail for those charged with carrying out the execution, the prison guards, doctor, etc?
--- Quote from: delalluvia on December 30, 2006, 08:36:51 pm ---Someone posted earlier that killing was bad, period.
I believe in self-defense. If you killed someone defending yourself or your family, is it still a bad thing for you to have done? Should you have turned the other cheek and let your abusers do whatever they want?
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Not sure if it was me, del, but in my first post in this thread I said that self-defense is the only situation when taking another life is acceptable IMO.
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