Must be a programming glitch of some kind. Endless paragraphs of gibberish keep showing up between the replies.
Thanks for the concern about the eternal salvation of souls. Sin IS at the heart of the matter. However, resolving aggressive, national/terrorist sin in an imperfect world must include application of the Biblical passages that those who can, MUST stand up for the weak and defenseless.
There was only one reason to put that part in there about Salvation, which is provided by Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, who was and is sent by the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob -- and that was to put the death (of anyone) into God's perspective and also to take it out of an "policy issue" of the United States Government.
First and foremost there is something much more to be concerned about in "death" and that is what is called the "Second Death" in the lake of fire, as told to us in Revelation 20. That is for all those who are unsaved, and that is "unsaved" by means of the only salvation that there is, as the Bible tells us that there is no one else (other than the Messiah of Israel) who may save anyone from their sins (no other religion and no other god and no other faith).
Therefore, when one is contemplating and considering the death of anyone, that salvation of Jesus, the Messiah of Israel, is of paramount concern. It has nothing to do with policy of the U.S. or the government's role in restraining and/or punishing evil doers or acting for the good of the people over which it governs.
So, don't take it any further (as far as I was concerned) about policy, about the government, about anything else -- other than the personal salvation of the individual. And that came at the head of the list as one of the most important things.
I regret that you escalated your answer to 'so many levels' and hijacked the thread with what, frankly, reads almost as a verbose cut-and-run apologetic.
Well, first of all, look around on this thread and look around on a few other threads. There's not too many people accusing me of "cutting and running" when I post on a thread. LOL...
Most of my posts are really in direct response to something else that has already been raised here, prior to my post. In fact, what you'll see is that I usually put in my posts the actual quote that my direct responses are for, which helps the reader see that I'm actually directly responding to something, as opposed to bringing in a foreign and outside idea that was never expressed in the thread in the first place. It always relates to the quoted portion.
How about standing with an American Flag somewhere in honor of our Armed Forces this weekend?
I put my flags out and wave them, too. I even go to the national cemeteries, as there are some people there that I know. I'll probably be going to another cemetery in Tulsa, when it comes up to the day or remembrance coming up soon.
And, all that does not take away from or add to -- whatever the comments are here. These comments can stand on their own, with their own manner of speech and/or persuasion or whatever way someone wants to take them.
Regards,
Star Traveler