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Originally posted by Elspode
...snip...What part of "Thou shalt not kill" do the Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland not get, for example? If you are going to kill each other over religion, shouldn't you at least adhere to your own religions' rules?
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Now I'm NOT disagreeing, but "Thou shalt not kill" is a poor translation from the Aramaic. Form what I understand the original was closer in meaning to "Thou Shalt Not Commit Murder" - It allows for self defense. Of course, this doesn't apply in the NI situation, so this is an aside....