Thou shalt not kill.

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For any reason outside wartime.

(And self defense, of course)

Murder means that there is evil intent behind the act. What if you kill in self defence, or to protect the life of another?

The hebrew text translates it to 'murder'

i know paganism is what a lot of christianity is based on

as far as holiays go

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Well then, if we look at it that way, killing someone in defense of your family would be irrefutable.

but i suppose you can assume that by 'kill' it meant 'unlawful killings'

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Wrongdoings, correct.

As I believe in the Bible it states you may kill only when necessary to protect you or your family.

From what I understand, the bible states three justified killings:
1 - due consequence for crime
2- in warfare
3 - intruder in the home

that's what i remember from my readings

There we go. Couldn't remember what it was exactly, but that's what my mother and I discussed.

boosem mentioned paganism

the idea of Christmas itself is not pagan

the idea of a tree is, from what i understand

I could be wrong, i haven't looked into this

Christmas tradition is basically all pagan

The story is not

in today's modern world, yes

No, it's pretty much been all pagan since Rome

I'm trying to remember... My mother and I talked about this as well. She stated Easter, Christmas, and a few others were in fact originally Pagan holidays, not Christian ones.

My mother has been doing Bible study for pretty much her entire life, so I tend to go by what she tells me.

Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Christ, and Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Christ. I don't see how that is pagan in concept.

Yeah, the story isn't pagan

But basically all of the traditions are

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oh ok yes that i agree with

Gift giving, trees, mistletoe, etc

yeah all of that nonsense

Christmas has become more commercial than religious. However, I suppose it almost always was.

tru!

Post-modernism is one step away from hell.

Remind me what that is again? We don't really touch on that topic too often.

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