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Originally Posted by Angela  Regarding the ethical consideration of self-defense (a gun held to your head) as pertains to the belief in the gunman's head: Imagine a person has declared that his dedication to god demands that he murder thousands of innocent people on your country's soil as a means of worshiping that god |
well i don't know of any religion that demands that - even 9/11 terrorists ...maybe thuggee...or human sacrofice..anyway....
but lets look at another situation .You're in a bar, you punch someone in the face. Why the judge asks...well his religion advocates killing me and he looked suspicious.....
and like hate speech laws and the label of 'terrorists' - once you can prosecute or make someone a bogey man, its amazing how the defition expands once you provide people with that power.
Many here have rightfully said that many people have abused religion in the name of good or God....Communism used the excuse of equality, the french revolution
brotherhood of man if so much evil can be done in the name of good, just imagine what can be done with a concept like this!
anyway back to the topic - it think it is a false/polarized debate, both sides are a little right a little wrong....