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To: Cold Heat
The word used in the bible referred to killing.

The commandment referred to killing another in cold blood, not to capital punishment. The Torah specified capital punishment for a variety of transgressions, including dishonoring one's father and mother.

1,624 posted on 11/14/2004 5:48:31 PM PST by pharmamom (Visualize Four More Years)
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To: pharmamom
It refers to capital punishment as far as I am concerned.

And many others, your interpretation aside.

I don't own a Torah. I believe the intent was to stop all killings of all kinds for any reasons.

Muslims make all sorts of creative interpretations as well to justify killing.

I would think, that sooner or later, it will stop and the words finally heeded as the Lord intended.

1,628 posted on 11/14/2004 6:01:49 PM PST by Cold Heat (There is more to do! "Mr. Kerry, about that Navy discharge?")
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