If only Ben would do something this useful!

[-Jrabbit]

I think Oerdin's getting jealous of all the attention Ben gets.

-Jrabbit, just so you know, the commandment is best translated "thou shalt not murder," not "thou shalt not kill." The OT calls for criminals of various kinds--pretty much all kinds, actually--to be killed for their infractions, and despite George Carlin's stupid attempt at cleverness it really was not a contradiction. The commandment is only literally broken when human life is taken without divine/societal sanction. Now, this fellow was a Christian, and we're supposed to be about forgiveness, so he's pretty clean wrong on that score, but I think the OT would be fine with hunting down and killing someone for killing thousands of people and not being Jewish while he did it.

1. Raised Catholic, Elok. "Thou shalt not kill" is what they drilled into us.
2. Please be so kind as to let me know the next time "divine sanction" for an attempted murder is documented.
3. "Societal sanction" is the functional equivalent of mob rule.

Still, your OT sophistry is appreciated.

[MOBIUS]

Hands up if you think Oerdin sounds like he's more of a fundamentalist nutjob than your average Taliban fighter...?

[MOBIUS]

Another use for Ben could be as a replacement Touchdown Jesus...

[Wezil]

This thread would have a better title were it mine.

[MOBIUS]

What was your title going to be? We can have a poll about it and if your title wins we can petition the mods to change this thread's title to yours.

In light of recent events, I would change the thread title to: 'If only Touchdown Jesus would do something this useful!'

[Wezil]

I don't know but you distracted from the topic by referring to Ben in the title.

People will get the morons mixed up.

[MOBIUS]

[aaglo]

His only problem was that his name was not Chuck Norris.

[Wezil]

What was your title going to be?

I hadn't decided (hence why you beat me) but I was leaning toward "Git 'er done!"

[BeBMan]

Why don't they send Rambo?!?

[MOBIUS]

Because using a mobility scooter is a ***** in the mountains...

[DinoDoc]

1. Raised Catholic, Elok. "Thou shalt not kill" is what they drilled into us.

Are we to be held responsible for mistranslations you subscribe to especially when Hebrew sources agree with Elok?

[Elok]

Thank you, DD. I'd have to consult a rabbi--maybe just LOTM--to know whether or not OBL specifically qualifies as not-murder under Torah law. But if you think the distinctions are sophist, take them up with the Jews, -Jrabbit, not me.