[CS-FSLUG] Re: Consientious Objector
Aaron Patrick Lehmann
lehmanap at cs.purdue.edu
Tue Nov 2 13:02:31 CST 2004
On Tue, Nov 02, 2004 at 01:14:52AM -0500, Stephen McCracken wrote:
> Bradly McConnell wrote:
>
> >This may seem harsh, but if it's me or them, it will be them.
>
> This is interesting. I have talked to some Christians who are opposed
> to being in the military for this reason. They feel that they are the
> most prepared to die. (They are already going to heaven.) Whiule they
> can't be sure that the soldier on the other side is prepared to die.
> They can not accept the thought that they might be responsible for
> sending someone to hell who, if they had not been killed, might later
> have a chance at becoming a Christian.
>
> It was a different viewpoint for me. What are others' comments on this
> idea?
Could it not also be said that the other soldier, who may or may not be
Christian, is a danger to my comrade, who also may or may not be Christian?
Aaron Lehmann
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