[wagglebee]

It is my understanding that the Hebrew word that we translate as "kill" is "ratsach" and it more precisely means murder.

It therefore would not apply to capital punishment as that is clearly permitted by Mosaic Law; nor does it apply to just war because in war the objective is to defeat an enemy, not kill the individual combatants.

However, both euthanasia and abortion (assuming you believe that life begins at conception) are deliberate acts of murder.

Here is an interesting editorial on the subject written by a rabbi:

'Assisted suicide' amounts to a licence to kill (UK)

(I pinged Zionist Conspirator because his knowledge of Hebrew and the Torah is far superior to mine.)

[cerberus]

nor does it apply to just war because in war the objective is to defeat an enemy, not kill the individual combatants.

You've got to be kidding!

For awhile I thought that maybe God was onto something with this, "Though shalt not kill thing".

And, pray tell, who decides what a "just war" is?

That's always us right?

I'm sorry but I can't reduce God to a tool of our personal, national or political cause.