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By the way, my KJV says "Thou shalt not kill".

The Bible was not written in King James English.

In the Hebrew text, the literal meaning is 'Don't murder'.

Which makes perfect sense, since the same text spells out capital punishment for a number of crimes.

Use your head.

The Bible was not written in King James English. In the Hebrew text, the literal meaning is 'Don't murder'.

I agree that "thou shalt not kill" doesn't forbid all forms of killing. But in the bible, God instructs men to kill in ways that we today would consider murder. An example would be when God orders Saul to kill all of the Amalekites: men, women and infants. How would the pro-life group feel about armies killing pregnant women and infants? BTW, you're lecturing the wrong guy on Hebrew vs KJV. I'm well aware of this issue as I have debated it in church many times. Many Christians see the KJV as inspired. Google around for many, many Christian websites that denounce non-KJV bibles.

It may seem backward, but it does make sense to a point. Pastors and singles ministers love to find little "nuggets" in the original language to totally turn the meaning of a verse around. This is done all the time in verses that use the english word 'love'.