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“Thou shall not kill” is foundational to my understanding of spiritual life as a disciple of Jesus Christ. I am working on the ongoing conformity of my life to a prolife ethic in matters of birth, life, and death. I see this personal call and responsibility to be different than the purpose and responsibilities of Governments ruling through law and justice.

Within my constitutional rights and responsibilities I seek to communicate, influence, vote and support those officials, laws and elected representatives that best represent my views of the goal of law and government. This allows me the ability to separate between what I might do and what others may do. What I may feel is ethically or morally wrong for me, doesn't mean it is ethically or morally wrong for others within certain restraints and duties.

This also alows me to divide matters that may fall in the sacred or secular realm as well. I can extend certain rights and duties to others from a citizen position that I wouldn't choose as a follower of Jesus.

Eric Blauer
Eric Blauerhttp://fcb4.tumblr.com/
I am Frederick Christian Blauer IV, but I go by Eric, it sounds less like a megalomaniac but still hints at my Scandinavian destiny of coastal conquest and ultimate rule. I have accumulated a fair number of titles: son, brother, husband, father, pastor, writer, artist and a few other more colorful titles by my fanged fans. I am a lover of story be it heard, read or watched in all beauty, gory or glory. I write and speak as an exorcist or poltergeist, splashing holy water, spilling wine and breaking bread between the apocalypse and a sleeping baby. I am possessed by too many words and they get driven out like wild pigs and into the waters of my blog at www.fcb4.tumblr.com. I work as a pastor at Jacob's Well Church (www.jacobswellspokane.com) across the tracks on 'that' side of town. I follow Christ in East Central Spokane among saints, sinners, angels, demons, crime, condoms, chaos, beauty, goodness and powerful weakness. I have more questions than answers, grey hairs than brown, fat than muscle, fire than fireplace and experience more love from my wife, family and friends than a man should be blessed with in one lifetime.

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arishem74
arishem74
12 years ago

To my knowledge, the Bible actually states “Thou shalt not murder” according to my version. Murder is quite distinguishable from “kill”. As far as my viewpoint, I am reluctantly supportive of the death penalty. There is certainly a “slippery slope” factor to consider as well as the whole “Old Testament vs New Testament” issue to weigh. From an economic standpoint, it is certainly cheaper than to spend uncalculable thousands of dollars on rehabilitation where it can be argued that some people cannot be rehabilitated. From a Sociological view, I believe certain cancers need to be eliminated, certain corrupt files purged, to avoid damaging or killing the whole system.

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