The disease of liberalism infects a Marine officer

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The disease of liberalism infects a Marine officer

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This is a good reminder of the proper response when an anti proffers a 10-Commandments justification for their no-guns position..

In Judaism, the 6th Commandment is explicit: Thou Shalt Not Murder
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But the Hebrew is clear: “lo tirtzach” means “Do not murder.” Hebrew, like English, has two primary words for homicide — “murder” and “kill.”
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RoyGBiv wrote:This is a good reminder of the proper response when an anti proffers a 10-Commandments justification for their no-guns position..

In Judaism, the 6th Commandment is explicit: Thou Shalt Not Murder
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But the Hebrew is clear: “lo tirtzach” means “Do not murder.” Hebrew, like English, has two primary words for homicide — “murder” and “kill.”
I had learned this some time ago, not sure exactly when. But, it is something I recall when I think about the possibility that I may someday be forced to kill another to save my own life, or that of a family member. I also remind myself that my own life is not worth less than that of someone who would violently attack me or mine. And finally, that to have a moral compass at all, you must have some standard of good and evil, whether others like it or not.
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The first time I had that argument was in 1996(?), with a NC shop owner who posted a no guns sign (which had force of law). After I gave her the above explanation (politely, of course) and told her I'd be happy to return after her sign came down, it took about 3 weeks for me to notice the sign was gone... I was happy not to have to haul my shirts to the cleaners near my office. That place was hard to get to, on the wrong side of the highway.. :lol:

Education can be powerful stuff. ;-)
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