I have asked this question many times and never gotten an answer. Is it considered a Sin if a soldier kills a terrorist. As the terrorists are following there religion, when preforming sucide bombings or so I'm told. I would like to know the answer to this question, as I am a Christian and hope to be a soldier when I'm 18. But overall people who kill the enemy are just soldiers who are following orders.
just to state my opinion, it is a sin. We can only take life in self defense. If we take a terrorists life and he is not trying to take ours, we are disrespecting his dignity.
I would assume a terrorist here is one who has been arrested after either attempting to take someone's life or has taken someone's life. That in itself already justifies killing him since he has already done so, or clearly has the intention to do so but failed.
I would assume a terrorist here is one who has been arrested after either attempting to take someone's life or has taken someone's life. That in itself already justifies killing him since he has already done so, or clearly has the intention to do so but failed.
Seems a lot like a mouthful that you said there. We are talking about sin here. Yes, to kill people is a sin. As i said, you can only kill in absolute self defense. But, to kill a terrorist who has done nothing to you is a sin also. So, technically speaking, he still does have a chance at redemption, but we have not given it to him.
But, to kill a terrorist who has done nothing to you is a sin also.
He hasn't done anything to ''you'' but he certainly has done something to ''others''. The law exists to protect it's citizens from such societal evils.
I think that this should be a motto almost. When Peter cut off the soldier's ear for trying to take away Jesus, Jesus healed the soldier. We need to protect our people from harm, but we need to be compassionate to POWs and injured enemy personnel.
You can say that now, but if your country is in total war you aren't going to be using a lot of your funds to make POW's feel comfortable. But, you won't kill them because you could use them as bargaining chips later. I don't know how far a country would go to heal enemy soldiers though.
in war condicion i think there is no problen the only problen is live the rest of your life thinking about what you did and stay mentaly heathy because kill ins't hard live with that is the problen.
If it is mercenary then yes, but if you are doing it for something you believe in, then no.
...So you think that it's a sin to kill someone for something you believe in like, say, your country's freedom, but it's not a sin if you're paid for it?
...So you think that it's a sin to kill someone for something you believe in like, say, your country's freedom, but it's not a sin if you're paid for it?
I think I typed it wrong. I meant, if you're paid for it, then it is a sin, but if you are doing it for something you believe in, then it is not a sin.
I mean, not to us, but to them, we're the bad guys. I don't know crap about war, skipped all the lessons about 911 and stuff, but if they had a reason, I have to say, yes.
I mean, not to us, but to them, we're the bad guys. I don't know crap about war, skipped all the lessons about 911 and stuff, but if they had a reason, I have to say, yes.
So in the end, killing enemy soldiers is always justified because everyone has a different value and belief system you say?
