On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 12:05:02PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: > > 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. > What part of "the government and individual are bound by different rules" don't you get? For example, the Bible says "thou [singular you, the individual] shalt not kill." The Bible also prescribes how the death penalty is to be carried out. Murder is an individual act. Execution is a government act. The former is wrong, the latter, under the right circumstances, is right.
Of course, there is also the fact (which I have already explained) that the smiting on the cheek to which Jesus was referring is an act of disrespect, not an act of violence. People are expected to defend themselves. > Unless, of course, it's just nominally Christian. > That's a different issue. But in fact, most Americans who identify themselves as Christian are only nominally so. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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