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Old 05-30-2006, 04:39 PM   #129 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by hevusa
I am being serious. If you aren't supposed to judge why have different opinions? It should be all pro life, or all pro death if one is not to judge.
Not sure where you're "you're not supposed to judge" thing is coming from.

Here's my take on it:

Most Christians (probably most people) do NOT view the Death Penalty as even similar to abortion. One takes the life of a pre-born baby, one (at least in theory, if the person is PROVEN guilty) takes the life of a convicted felon - likely a murderer.

One is murder, the other is justice.


As pertaining to war... I don't think there is any one "view" that Christians take. Some are absolute pacificists (Anabaptists & Mennonites), while others tend to take a rather aggressive military stance. Some believe strongly in looking at Augustine's view of "Just War".