No, he's referring to forfeiting ones own life, as contrasted with suicide. A better example would be a criminals instruction to you to murder a third person, on pain of your own death, an order you'd be morally bound not to follow. Or compulsion to idolatry, on pain of death. Again, he's talking about forfeiting your own life, not taking others.
Thank you for clarifying that. Thank god some of the Jewish leaders can sift through all the secularism to see the truth. It amazes me that so many Jewish people side with the left, which is growing more and more anti-semetic. This outbreak is difficult to perceive, however, unless you read the subtle warning signs. Historically, Jewish people fare poorly in the end when they assimilate too deeply into the vulgar parts of the culture.
> A better example would be a criminals instruction to you to murder a third person, on pain of your own death, an order you'd be morally bound not to follow.
Well, the column seems to indicate that murder and worshipping an idol are the same level of evil. Thing is, the Mob holds a gun to *your* head and tells you to shoot someone else, unless you're an action hero, your options are basically limited (do it or die). But worshipping a false idol... can't ya just fake it? Would God really get in a snit if you did that to save your life, but you didn't mean it *apart* from saving your life?
In many ways, your life is not wholly your own to lose... especially if you have children dependent upon you. Fake it, get out alive, and take care of the kids.
Maybe I'm just looking too deep, though.