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Christians Don't Fly Warplanes
John Cannon
I'm going to force two assumptions to be made in this
article.
To begin with, it is the first and primary duty of all
Christians to follow the words of Christ. That means that one does not go
looking through the rest of the Bible for anything that negates or conditions
the teachings of Jesus. The religion is called CHRISTianity for a reason.
Second, that to live in any manner that is counter to
those teachings is corrupt and to repeatedly do a wrong once that iniquitous
behavior is acknowledged is an
even greater transgression.
Now, before someone sharpens their poison pens to attack
the words of an admitted unbeliever in any of the thousands of man's myth,
magic, or miracle-based superstitions, understand that I don't care for your
rationalizations. If you cannot refute what I say using the person's words
that you worship as the direct son of your God, then please just shut up.
I've heard it all and it's boring.
That said and agreed on (because it's my site and I say we
agree because if we don't then, in the words of the moron, "Who cares what you
think?"), let's look at some truths that aren't often acknowledged.
Christians don't kill. That should be an absolute
given. The Ten Commandments declare that action to be a failing of the
soul and Christ never uttered
a word to contradict that. In fact, as you can see in the quotes below,
Jesus demanded that this commandment be followed at all times. Therefore, Christians don't engage in war on
any level. Christians don't shoot people or fly warplanes or drop bombs or
voluntarily take up arms or any other of the acts of war that leads to the injury or death of another human
being. His instructions were unbelievably precise;
Matthew 5:9
Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the
children of God.
Matthew 5:7
Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Matthew 5:19
Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least
commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the
kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach [them], the same shall
be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 5:38
Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,
and a tooth for a tooth:
Matthew 5:39
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever
shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
Matthew 5:43
Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy
neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
Matthew 5:44
But I say
unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that
hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.
Okay, I'll admit it. Following this teaching won't
make your life or the moron's life into much of a Rambo-style "Vengeance is
mine stayeth the draft dodgers" saga. Nor will it allow the little
moron and his black hearted regime to murder tens of thousands of human
beings as vengeance for the evils inflicted upon us. It won't make for much
of a "Movie of the Week" nor will it play well with the morally and socially
retarded folks who live and die by Jerry Springer or Fox News.
In fact, this demand, because that is exactly what it is,
will only irritate those for whom violence and destruction are part and
parcel of their lives. Those who love creating bigger and more lethal
weapons are certainly working against this message simply because they are
in a constant search for bigger and bigger "eyes" to even scores with.
It won't allow those who collect massive amounts of wealth for producing
those weapons to proclaim their love of Jesus. Those like the little
moron, who allows his mental superiors (go look under a rock for great
examples of those), will have to either get up off his knees and put a stop
to the carnage around the world or else cease pretending to be a Christian.
In fact the exact opposite will be true, won't it?
We would become a nation that does not seek revenge but will, instead, live
among all the other nations on Earth as equals. We would share the
astonishing wealth that the world offers while constantly searching for ways
to make the lives of all better than before. We would not consider our
lives full unless we knew that the ingenuity and intellectual wealth of this
and all nations was being used in the search for peace and the common good
among all mankind.
Fact of the matter is that, should mankind truly follow
these teachings, we would help to create a world in which we need fear few
of our fellow passengers. With the loving acceptance of the notion
that all roads of love and brotherhood leads to an understanding of god or
simple goodness and that any path is acceptable to all, ninety percent of
the evil and violence in this world would disappear overnight.
So, as far as vile little creatures like the moron and
his minions who love to proclaim the sanctity of their religion goes, they
should just be ignored and pushed aside by those who do wish to live a life
that reflects the belief that all of us, be there a god or not, are equal
and precious and unique. No one is more valuable simply because they
have the rather mundane ability to illegally acquire power or high office.
If anyone wonders about why such silliness should not be an indicator of the
value of a person, look at who has power and office in America - the inane
members of the Bush family and Dick Chaney and Clinton and Gore and all that
came before or will come after - and see that power seems to be attracted to
the most inane and least necessary among us. Then look about at those
without whom this world and what passes for a civilization would crumble.
Look at the teachers and nurses and the firemen and the (decent) policeman
and all of the other actual pillars upon which we so profoundly rely each
day. Power is attracted only, it seems, to those who have nothing else
of worth to pass their time.
A Christian does not fly a warplane nor does a Christian
send out another to injure and kill. A real Christian does not use
their earthly powers to harm another, ever, at any time. These acts
cannot be executed nor, truth be told, even envisioned under the
commandments.
Gentle readers, while I cannot bring myself to believe in
any supernatural being who would have so much excess time on his or her
hands that they would bother with nations or religions or any group
activities, I can see the purpose to behaving as if there is a being that
cares about us individually. When we each behave as if every other
human being is our responsibility and their welfare our duty, then god or no
god and superstitions or not, we will have acted in our own best interests
in the very long run.
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