Don't waste your time Torog, the christian right will always be hypocritical. Killing = equals murder, no matter whether it's some guy who's doing or it's the state.

In the end, WHO CARES what's written in the old testament? It's a different law written for a different time, and now, as it becomes convenient to you, you pick and choose which laws to follow and which to ignore.

I know you don't believe in Darwinian evolution, but can you at least concede that human consciousness has evolved over the past 5,000 years? Now, does it make sense to you to apply the same laws that were applied 5,000 years ago, in a society so completely different from our we can't even imagine it?

What about the Middle Ages? I have a name of noble origin, am I allowed to pssess serfs and make them work my land for a tribute? Can I become king and get my own knights? I can find old law codes that state anything I damn well please, it doesn't mean we have to follow them!