Thanks Dreadsox, i allways enjoy it sharing my mind with you
At the beginning Richard Land said that most americans would denie that the Iraq didn't attack the US, he says that Iraqis are Suicidal assassins.
I don't want to comment this too much, i only need this statements so that we can understand his later words better.
The things that make me wonder were the following:
"The goal of the bible isn't peace, it's justice. Jesus goal wasn't peace, it was justice. Because of that it's not our goal to have peace but justice. Caring about Saddam Hussein leads to justice"
I'm maybe not such an bible expert as Mir Land. But as far as i know jesus took the punishment for the whole sins so that god can be just AND he can forgive us.
So if he wants to draw the parallel to Iraq it becomes tricky it would mean something like us-presidential speach:
"we have to punish someone, because of that i take all the punishment - so that it is just. I forgive Mr. Hussein everything he's done to us"
WOW that would be justice like i understood that Jesus preached it.
But Mr. Land tells me that the things Jesus preached is right for a single person (we are not allowed to punish someone personally until he dies) but jesus teachings are wrong for the government (authority). He expects that the authority punishes and kills the sinner who killed his wife.
Since the Government is a sum of humans too imho the teachings of jesus are for them too (as long as they call themself christians).
Klaus
p.s. dreadsox: you're right, he's speaking verry politely to Mr. Huber, but bloodshot eyes aren't a neccesissity for extremists. Even Ossama Bin Laden talks verry kind in lots of his interviews. (no i don't want to compare them, i just wanted to show that the correct forms are good, but don't stop people from being extremists)