[hershey]

The Bible also says 'thou shalt not kill'. This ruling is preposterous.

[traviskicks]

The Bible also says 'thou shalt not kill'.
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I think this is a common misconception. There is alot of debate over biblical translations on a number of parts of the bible. Check this out:

http://bible.cc/exodus/20-13.htm

'Thou shalt not murder' is probably (IMO) a better translation.