Is it justifiable to kill in the name of God?
356632
Absolutly not!! I have spent a good part of my life reserching all the different religions, and one of the many things ALL religions have in common is "YOU SHOULD NOT KILL"!!!\n\nA person who kills in the name of God is one with serious mental problems. God in every religion teaches NOT to kill, so their is no justice in murder.
796766
Murder.  The crusades, the inquisitions, the witch burnings, the holocaust, all in the name of Jesus.  Jesus was supposed to be peaceful, so murder in his name (or anyone else's) is not only wrong, it makes no sense.
253357
You have a wrong concept.People do not kill people in the name of Allah.They only kill for their interest.If you read the history and watch the latest happenings around the world you will know the bare truth.Allah didnt state in the holy Quran to kill human beings (each other).Even no riligion says to kill people for the sake of God or religion.\n    Most people colors Jehad as holy war.Actually Jehad doesnt mean that,it means struggle.Its a continual way to achive the goal of religious life.A very little example - to see a man/woman with lustful eyes is a sin,to check or control your lust is Jehad here.
65830
If someone is imposing their will on yours, then you may kill that person.  That's how I understood it when I read the Satanic Bible.  The whole book seems to be very self-oriented; if anything offends you, get rid of it.  They are just as nuts as all the other religions.
811462
I would have to also say that even with a God it would still be offensive.  There is a lot of hatered in the Bible that is justified only because God says it is ok. If authority comes from the people and I am a person, I take its authority over me and judge it as evil.
439080
murders are everywhere, under the name of god or allah or christ or yahweh or war or peace. to me there is no justified crime, its all murder.
1117989
What a sorry way to live life.  If god is so forgiving, he would applaud my free thinking attitude.  My actions in life define myself more than believing is something as ridiculous as a god that kills his own people and then says "thou shall not kill".  There's no reason not to have good morals, regardless of religious faith.  In fact, it seems that religion is inspiring more and more hatred and greed every day!  Those aren't Atheists strapping bombs around their waists and running into a crowd of people.
1050618
Is it okay to kill if one is not a Christian?  Is it okay to steal or lie if one is not a Christian?
635047
No, letting the government to kill someone is never justifiable because they are never 100% correct.
776829
No.\n\nWould it be ok for YOU to murder if you didn't have to answer to the "higher law" of your deity?
83981
yes and kill him even \n\nyou can do so much damage with physical violence and a little fight could land you in jail for life...just don't do it
1171024
Wow, you sure brought on some original one liners with this one. Personally, I don't want a bunch of hypocritical spin doctor morons calling me great.\n\nAnd I take exception to this response:\n Remember the commandment THOU SHALT NOT KILL? that means NO KILLING! Who's the hypocrite? \n\nThe intent of the commandment was Thou Shalt Not Murder. I know that not all of us have access to a bible, but it's there- Exodus, Chapter 20. \n\nMaybe it's just me, but I think that there is a profound difference in killing an unborn child and removing toxic waste like Ted Bundy from our midst. Anyone who can't see the difference should probably go read The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule.\n\nSorry about getting off subject here, but I didn't see a whole lot of other valid points being made. And you have to admit, I was right about the cracks from the short bus stalker nimrods, wasn't I?
304837
The Bible does not say "thou shalt not kill"\n\nThe Bible does say... Thou shalt not murder..\n\n... there is a large difference between the two, and the line of duty i believe (in a just matter), would be the difference.\n... God has given commands to kill, but never to murder.
892904
1. Killing is prohibited of anyone except in the case of those who    wage war against you, and even then, if the attacker shows repentance it is obligatory to show them forgiveness. Surah 5: 34-35\n2. The End will be the Judgment of all mankind, each judged on his/her own doings. Surah 82 18-19\n3. The righteous shall be in bliss. The wicked will be in the fire. Surah 82 13-14\n4. The last question is just stupid. That is a myth. Paradise is being close Allah.
900997
Isn't it wrong to condone murdering ANYONE?
224214
I think I could if it was to defend my children. This is a tough question.  I would agree with you that most of us are probably capable of it at some threshhold level, but the threshhold is what varies tremendously.  You did not ask "could we murder" another, and that was wise of you b/c most people would answer a resounding "NO!!!" Murder is taking a life with no possibility of it being for any forgivable reason, such as those you list. \n\nIf it was a choice between someone else and my child, and my child was the innocent being threatened by the evil someone else, and it was within my power to stop the evil someone, but to do so I had to kill that person, yes, I believe I would do it, and be thankful that I had been able to do it.\n\nAnd then I would pray very hard for forgiveness, because it would be terrible to have to take another's life, even if you had no choice.
120637
Is it justified to kill people?  A picture is just a picture. I don't think that depicting Jesus wearing a bomb for a hat would disgrace him.  It would be a comment about his followers using bombs in his name, when everyone knows he was a man of peace.  It's called irony.