On Mon, Feb 26, 2007 at 04:29:29PM -0600, cothrige wrote: > * Ron Johnson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > I was just having this discussion the other day. Legal killing is > > *not* murder. > > I would certainly say that lawful killing is not murder, but might not > agree with the specific choice of legal. Legal would imply the laws > of the land, whereas lawful would be more broad. What is legal in > this country, i.e. certain killing, may not be lawful if one accepts > a higher law. Many, myself included, would believe that many killings > which are in fact completely legal are still in opposition to the > Divine law. That is why abortion is murder, even though it is legal. > > That is my take on it. > > Patrick
I believe the distinction between "legal" and "lawful" is this: legal -- pertaining to law lawful -- according to law thus a self-defence killing may be lawful, but it in not legal. A law-court may be legal, but if the judge and jury are crooked it will not be operating lawfully. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
