[mnehring]

It seems like I have a lot of studying to do. I have always read and heard that the villager that Mattathias killed was basically surrendering to Antiochus’ order. He wasn’t doing something out of freedom but out of fear.

[Zionist Conspirator]

It seems like I have a lot of studying to do. I have always read and heard that the villager that Mattathias killed was basically surrendering to Antiochus’ order. He wasn’t doing something out of freedom but out of fear.

Whether out of freedom or fear the results were the same. It is forbidden to worship false "gxds" (Halakhically Jews are required to die rather than do this), and Mattityahu killed him.