Turn the other cheek, is it really work (Self defense)?

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11 May 2013, 7:00 pm

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Remember, getting your butt whipped is not the worst thing that can happen to you. Physical pain goes away but humiliation and the label of a wimp lasts a lifetime.

Spoken like a true Southern gal. :wink:

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11 May 2013, 7:28 pm

I don't think even hardline right wing American style Christians believe their own crap.

Thats why they carry guns.

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11 May 2013, 7:56 pm

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That's twice in this thread you've brought that up to try and bait a derailment.

Doesn't that fit the definition of a....

.....or do you have to be a conservative to be one?

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11 May 2013, 8:00 pm

^^^thats just in case Jesus is to busy to help them :lol:
They look at it like "The Lord helps those who help themselves",in this case it means helpin' themselves to the ammo.They like Bible thumpin' and then they go to the shooting range after church lets out.
Meant to get this in behind Thomas81,a little slow on the post.

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11 May 2013, 8:03 pm

Jesus Christ never told you or anyone here that we should turn the other cheek if someone slapped us on one cheek. His instructions were originally never meant for us because he didn't expect us to exist later in the distant future.

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11 May 2013, 8:31 pm

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It isn't supposed to "work". It is moral advice rather than practical advice.

Moral advice is pretty flippin' useless, in every way.

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11 May 2013, 10:25 pm

It doesn't work if there's a need for self-defence.

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12 May 2013, 7:18 am

No, it doesn't work.

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12 May 2013, 7:39 am

Raptor wrote:

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That's twice in this thread you've brought that up to try and bait a derailment.

Doesn't that fit the definition of a....

.....or do you have to be a conservative to be one?

Explain how i'm wrong rather than whining about attempted thread derailment then.

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12 May 2013, 7:42 am

Raptor wrote:

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That's twice in this thread you've brought that up to try and bait a derailment.

Doesn't that fit the definition of a....

.....or do you have to be a conservative to be one?

Hey! You're not supposed to use that picture until AFTER I've entered a discussion! :shameonyou:

Or, are you trying to make me jealous? :cry:

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12 May 2013, 8:22 am

Shouldn't Christians that have the faith of a mustard seed be able to turn bullies into pillars of salt?I'm thinking of The Sodom and Gomorrah Home Security System.Intruders out to do you harm??Turns them into salt,it's operated by faith,if you don't have enough,better get a gun or a large dog.

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12 May 2013, 8:47 am

thomas81 wrote:

Explain how i'm wrong rather than whining about attempted thread derailment then.

Your first post on the thread was how about silly gun carriers didn't trust the god they said they believed in. That one failed to catch anyone's attention, so you said exactly the same on your second post, that time more bluntly. The first time could be passed as just you expressing your opinion, but two times? It does look like you were actually trying to get an answer out of someone. Personally Raptor should have left that one alone too instead of taking the bait even if he was aware it was a bait, but it's too late for that.

I don't think you guys will solve your gun differences anytime within the next century, and this shouldn't be the place to try. If he attempted to explain why you're wrong, that counts as thread derailment.

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12 May 2013, 9:02 am

Shatbat wrote:

thomas81 wrote:

Explain how i'm wrong rather than whining about attempted thread derailment then.

Your first post on the thread was how about silly gun carriers didn't trust the god they said they believed in. That one failed to catch anyone's attention, so you said exactly the same on your second post, that time more bluntly. Personally Raptor should have left that alone too instead of taking the bait even if he was aware it was a bait, but it's too late for that.

Just goes to show turning the other cheek does not work.

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12 May 2013, 10:49 am

Shatbat wrote:

thomas81 wrote:

Explain how i'm wrong rather than whining about attempted thread derailment then.

If Raptor had taken the bait there'd be another gunz-r-bad debate going on.

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12 May 2013, 11:09 am

abacacus wrote:

The_Walrus wrote:

It isn't supposed to "work". It is moral advice rather than practical advice.

Moral advice is pretty flippin' useless, in every way.

Well, yes, I suppose being a good person is totally useless.

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12 May 2013, 7:31 pm

The_Walrus wrote:

abacacus wrote:

The_Walrus wrote:

It isn't supposed to "work". It is moral advice rather than practical advice.

Moral advice is pretty flippin' useless, in every way.

Well, yes, I suppose being a good person is totally useless.

No, but being a doormat is.

If I slapped you on one cheek for no valid reason, I expect you to retaliate and fight back.

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