And you are right, but people are responsible for their own heads
and their own souls.
William Mandel
Jerry West wrote:
>
> William Mandel wrote:
>
> If you have been raised to a morality in which a major commandment is
> "Thou shalt not kill," and if ....
>
> JW reply:
>
> You are right, William, except that many of us were raised in a
> Judeo-Christian morality in which a major commandment is "Thou shalt not
> kill, see footnotes," and the footnotes were a long list of exceptions
> to the rule. And once you get into the killing machine there are the
> friendly rabbis and pastors all decked out in holy array to tell you why
> killing is OK.
>
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