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<blockquote data-quote="get2choppaaa" data-source="post: 1592039" data-attributes="member: 17150">I don't speak AS an authority here, but I do have some experience with the bolded comments. I've had a few conversations about violence in war with my priest after having participated in it. My understanding is that its not as cut an dry interpretation of &quot;thou shalt not kill&quot; compared to &quot;thou shalt not take an innocent life&quot; ... at least that was how it was explained to me&nbsp;&nbsp; I think it's nice to say &quot;murder is always a sin&quot; but in circumstances when it is self defense or war conflicts with willing participants, it turns into a little bit more nuanced area.&nbsp; Not to say &quot;murder&quot; isnt a sin... but there's been priests who've blessed troops&nbsp; and weapons knowing they weren't going off to play patty-cake.....&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Do you have some experience or knowledge otherwise?There's absolutely a robust debate to be had about Britain/colonies and being ruled by a king.... but specifically to the notion of the American Revolution and Divine Right of Kings... it is relevant because we are talking about a &quot;sacred monarch&quot; (even if self appointed via the Anglican Church) and the people who rebelled against it.&nbsp; &nbsp; If we throw the baby out with the bath water (since they were not Orthodox) then it is easily mooted based off of the political(and also then religious) reality that since there was not ANY legitimate religious conjecture (as they were heretics) it was a purely political rebellion .... SO.... its really a matter of PERSONAL opinion. Or it isnt?&nbsp; I agree about returning to God... but history is full of heretics. Only a fool would attempt to discredit that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="get2choppaaa, post: 1592039, member: 17150"] I don't speak AS an authority here, but I do have some experience with the bolded comments. I've had a few conversations about violence in war with my priest after having participated in it. My [U]understanding[/U] is that its not as cut an dry interpretation of "thou shalt not kill" compared to "thou shalt not take an innocent life" ... at least that was how it was explained to me I think it's nice to say "murder is always a sin" but in circumstances when it is self defense or war conflicts with willing participants, it turns into a little bit more nuanced area. Not to say "murder" isnt a sin... but there's been priests who've blessed troops and weapons knowing they weren't going off to play patty-cake..... Do you have some experience or knowledge otherwise? There's absolutely a robust debate to be had about Britain/colonies and being ruled by a king.... but specifically to the notion of the American Revolution and Divine Right of Kings... it is relevant because we are talking about a "sacred monarch" (even if self appointed via the Anglican Church) and the people who rebelled against it. If we throw the baby out with the bath water (since they were not Orthodox) then it is easily mooted based off of the political(and also then religious) reality that since there was not ANY legitimate religious conjecture (as they were heretics) it was a purely political rebellion .... SO.... its really a matter of PERSONAL opinion. Or it isnt? I agree about returning to God... but history is full of heretics. Only a fool would attempt to discredit that. [/QUOTE]

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