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04 May 2009
U.S. soldiers told to "Hunt people for Jesus"
"The Special Forces guys, they hunt men. Basically, we do the same things as Christians. We hunt people for Jesus. We do, we hunt them down. Get the hound of heaven after them, so we get them into the Kingdom. That's what we do, that's our business," he says.
Not hunting to kill, mind you - but hunting to convert. These people should be reminded of what their own Bible says they should do if someone tries to convert them away from their religion:
If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, "Let us go and worship other gods" (gods that neither you nor your fathers have known, gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, from one end of the land to the other), do not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity. Do not spare him or shield him.
You must certainly put him to death. Your hand must be the first in putting him to death, and then the hands of all the people. Stone him to death, because he tried to turn you away from the LORD your God... - Deuteronomy 13:6-10
I think the authors and editors of Deuteronomy were worried about people converting away from Judaism, rather than Christianity, but I guess your point stands because Christians claim to accept the Hebrew Bible.
I though the U.S. officially had a separation between church and state?
I seem to remember that we were told this war was about both making the world a safer place, and giving freedom to the peoples of those countries.
Both of which seem doubtful. Well done for posting this. More Americans ought to watch Al Jazeera, see how the islamic world views this conflict, see how a news station not afraid of upsetting corporate sponsors, nor of the wrath of Washington tells the story.
So this statement 1) defines all Christians and 2) is a legitimate interpretation of Christian doctrine? In context to these men, how is the statement different from Jesus' own "I will make you fishers of men" spoken to fishermen? And attempting to convert people to "get them into heaven" as opposed to "killing all infidels"... is a /bad/ motivation? Telling Christians to read their own Bible w/ the Deut. passage is a bit of a misnomer in light of a) the Great Commission, b) I Kings 8:41-43, and c) the book of Jonah, just to name a few off the top of my head. Last point... someone once accused me of "always having to be right" when I argued. My response was, "I've been wrong; it sucks." If you were wrong, and someone knew you were wrong, wouldn't you want to be told?
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ReplyDeleteI think the authors and editors of Deuteronomy were worried about people converting away from Judaism, rather than Christianity, but I guess your point stands because Christians claim to accept the Hebrew Bible.
ReplyDeleteAnd still some people ask why do they hate us? well, duh.
ReplyDeleteWell put, Rhiannon. Post modified.
ReplyDeleteGod is, of course, on both sides.
ReplyDeleteI though the U.S. officially had a separation between church and state?
I seem to remember that we were told this war was about both making the world a safer place, and giving freedom to the peoples of those countries.
Both of which seem doubtful.
Well done for posting this. More Americans ought to watch Al Jazeera, see how the islamic world views this conflict, see how a news station not afraid of upsetting corporate sponsors, nor of the wrath of Washington tells the story.
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ReplyDeleteThis is scarier than the leaking toxic waste.
ReplyDeleteAnd the other half is doing the Cha Cha:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX5ZVC1YY1k
So this statement 1) defines all Christians and 2) is a legitimate interpretation of Christian doctrine? In context to these men, how is the statement different from Jesus' own "I will make you fishers of men" spoken to fishermen? And attempting to convert people to "get them into heaven" as opposed to "killing all infidels"... is a /bad/ motivation? Telling Christians to read their own Bible w/ the Deut. passage is a bit of a misnomer in light of a) the Great Commission, b) I Kings 8:41-43, and c) the book of Jonah, just to name a few off the top of my head. Last point... someone once accused me of "always having to be right" when I argued. My response was, "I've been wrong; it sucks." If you were wrong, and someone knew you were wrong, wouldn't you want to be told?
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