Re: Hostage deal

On 2/21/2025 4:40 AM, Zionazi wrote:

Or rather the Moral imperative is to follow This guideline. But it does
not forbid murder — as many people (Not orthodox Jews, because there is
Capital Punishment in Judaism) seem to believe.
 It’s just many people don’t have an eye for Details.. Pope Francis
abandoned the death Penalty eh?
 The Problem with christianity is this Ideology of „turning the other
cheek“ (especially Protestants seem to have fallen prey for this idiocy)
— Id argue that Christian socialization made many people in the West too
soft-hearted, Like they turned people into These do-gooders, into These
wannabe good Samaritans

I can't follow what you are trying to say.  In Judaism, God said not to commit murder. He did not say not to kill.  Killing is OK in certain circumstances - self-defense (but not even always then), just wars, etc., a few other instances. The requirements for capital punishment are strict. It is traditionally believed that capital punishment was rare, even in antiquity.