[b]MisterNathan wrote:[/b] [quote][b]JamesRaio wrote:[/b] [quote]You cannot justify war out of self defense.[/quote] How about defense of allies? If you say it's still immoral, let me ask you a question. Say your neighbor is being raped. You know it's happening. Calling the police is pointless because the rapist will be long gone by the time they get there. You have a gun in your hand. Is it wrong to perform a citizens arrest or even go so far as to use the gun as a last resort in order to stop the rape?[/quote] Jesus did not answer that obviously, though in Judges 20 the Lord commanded Israel to fight their brothers the Benjaminites over a rape in which they did not hand over the guilty party in Gibeah I believe. So, I believe a woman's honor and sanctity is a different story than being physically assaulted. Furthermore, in today's foreign policy, we are hardly looking at cut and dry cases where one side is clearly right and another clearly wrong. So, when in doubt at all costs avoid violence and do not look for trouble.

Post edited by: JamesRaio, at: 2007/07/13 09:04