Religion: pros & cons pt1 (Religion)

by Balance_Maintained , U.S.A., Wednesday, October 22, 2014, 02:04 (3683 days ago) @ David Turell

Tony: Does, "Though shall not kill" get reinterpretted as "Thou shall not kill except to save your life" or "Thou shall not kill unless it is convenient"?
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> > > David The proper Hebrew translation is " thou shalt not murder". We can kill as a societal punishment.
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> > Tony: Even still, does that mean you can murder to save your own life, or someone elses? What about murdering over religious ideologies or for political reasons.
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> Be careful in your thinking. Murder in the Hebrew meaning is deliberate killing without sufficient reason. I said the interpretation is we can kill for societal reasons in war and as a punishment for murder. I have an S&W in my bedside table. I will shoot to kill if a stranger enters our bedroom. We live in a gated community, so I won't stop to ask questions. I'm not licensed to carry, but if I were and chanced upon an attempted murder I would shoot to kill. With ideologies and politics, of course not. My actions under Texas law are permissible.
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> If you are confused by the Biblical interpretation of the word as 'kill' this is because the original English traslations, including the KJV were wrong. My bible says murder.-The New World Translation uses the word murder as well, and in Exodus 22:2, the bible does give us the right to exercise self-defense. However, note the limitations. If the thief breaks in at night, and is struck and killed, there is no bloodguilt. If the thief is caught during the day, and is struck and killed, there is bloodguilt. So yes, you have the right to self-defense, but the first response should be the preservation of life if at all possible. This is followed up with (Math 5:39; Luke 6:29) Preserving material goods is not just cause for taking a life, neither is simply abuse or assault unless there is reason to fear for your own life(or presumably that of another). Yes, it is also permissible to use death as a form of punishment for crimes. However, war was NOT permissible unless it was defensive or specifically directed by Jehovah.

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What is the purpose of living? How about, 'to reduce needless suffering. It seems to me to be a worthy purpose.