In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

[ice-hesitant.livejournal.com]

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[trog.livejournal.com]

OMFG

[farchivist.livejournal.com]

Real curiosity: What bothers you about this?

[trog.livejournal.com]

It's 100% irrational and insane.

1. Religion is itself an irrational coping mechanism for the talking, hairless ape who hasn't been out of the trees long enough;
2. Even if that weren't the case, Christianity is supposedly based on the teachings of Christ who, if we are to believe the scriptures and gospels, is the Prince of Peace i.e. non-violence, turn the other cheek, put down the sword, judge ye not, etc., so it's especially irrational for christians to be blessing weapons, especially weapons of war.

Does this help?

[spamwarrior.livejournal.com]

I agree. In addition, there's something incredibly self-centered and numb-minded in thinking that God would side with you when you're trying to destroy other people. What makes you so special, precisely, that God likes you better than anyone else?

[trog.livejournal.com]

^^

[farchivist.livejournal.com]

Well...

1) We'll just leave as your opinion and note it. I don't really care one way or the other.

2) You are really not aware of Christian history or doctrine, are you? Christianity is based on the teachings of Christ...and other parts of the Bible. Murder is the unlawful taking of life. Killing is the lawful taking of life. God has said, "You shall not murder," not "You shall not kill." After all, God says killing in self defense is justifiable. Further, the wages of sin is death, so when God executes someone it is not murder, it is killing because it is a lawful taking of life. Remember, all people have sinned. Sin is the breaking of God's law. Therefore, God's execution is lawful. And the blessing makes the soldiers God's instruments on Earth, therefore their killing is lawful in the eyes of God.

Then you have the writings of St Bernard of Clairvaux, who set out why it is the holy duty to kill in the name of God, but that's getting into heretics and just war and so on.

[trog.livejournal.com]

Jesus was quite clear on promoting peace and non-violence. Any christian doctrine which deviates from that is even stupider than normal religious doctrine.

[farchivist.livejournal.com]

Except Jesus isn't the only part of it. :) You're thinking of Protestants.

[op-tech-glitch.livejournal.com]

My only problem with it is they're not using the Spice Melange to navigate through space.

Only way to fly...........