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Daily Poll, What should the U.S. response be to the beheading of Paul Johnson?

renegade pariah

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Canadian-eh said:
If our old man is still in control the "natural" response is to retaliate..The new man has to get on his knees, and pray for the perpetrators of this horrible crime. Is this really a Christian forum????????
..........you are quite right praying for the souls of those who murder would be appropriate, but that part of Christianity is usualy the first thing forgotten by those who are more loyal to other causes.
 
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renegade pariah said:
..........you are quite right praying for the souls of those who murder would be appropriate, but that part of Christianity is usualy the first thing forgotten by those who are more loyal to other causes.
AMEN! You said it well. This is a good way to see where people's loyalty lies.
 
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.....too many Christians are seduced by conformity to the world, and put their trust in politicians. Satan himself tried to seduce Christ with being conformed to his world, but Christ rejected his offer of power and influence. Why then do so many Christians support the ruler of this world? Seems like the corrupting influences of Rome and Athens hold more sway than that of Jerusalem.
 
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renegade pariah said:
.....too many Christians are seduced by conformity to the world, and put their trust in politicians. Satan himself tried to seduce Christ with being conformed to his world, but Christ rejected his offer of power and influence. Why then do so many Christians support the ruler of this world? Seems like the corrupting influences of Rome and Athens hold more sway than that of Jerusalem.
Rome of course! Lots of bad written about it in the Bible
 
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Hi, What would you do if it was up to you to make a decision about what action the U.S. should take?

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/polls/


Robert.
I have heard about this second (or has there been more?) beheading, and I am

FURIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I just found a link on the story. This has got to end. It could have been my dad, your dad, anyone's dad (and it was someone's dad). My dad was over there in the first war! Thankfully nothing happened like this the first time (or did it?)

What should the U.S. do? Keep doing what we're doing! One by one we're picking them off. I think we killed the beheaders already.

Sooner or later, all the rest of those terrorists will pay.
 
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aeroz19 said:
I have heard about this second (or has there been more?) beheading, and I am

FURIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone please gimme a link so I can read about this. I looked on WND and couldn't find one.

They are gonna pay. They are gonna pay.
Wow, where is the love?
 
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aeroz19 said:
I have heard about this second (or has there been more?) beheading, and I am

FURIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Someone please gimme a link so I can read about this. I looked on WND and couldn't find one.
Im suprised your so furious. Im not... i saw this coming from a mile away. Of course, I am disgusted. :sick:

They are gonna pay. They are gonna pay.
With what?
 
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aeroz19 said:
I have heard about this second (or has there been more?) beheading, and I am

FURIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I just found a link on the story. This has got to end. It could have been my dad, your dad, anyone's dad (and it was someone's dad). My dad was over there in the first war! Thankfully nothing happened like this the first time (or did it?)

What should the U.S. do? Keep doing what we're doing! One by one we're picking them off. I think we killed the beheaders already.

Sooner or later, all the rest of those terrorists will pay.
........gee after two years they havent found Bin Ladin yet, but you are certain they can find al terrorists untill they are all gone?
 
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renegade pariah said:
......If America was not so greedy for oil, there would be no need to be in Saudi Arabia.
the reason why they want us out is because we as Americans run the majority of the oil works in Saudi as it is, they want us and the Saudi royal family out of control so they can charge 40$ a barrel for crude.
 
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n2wolves said:
the reason why they want us out is because we as Americans run the majority of the oil works in Saudi as it is, they want us and the Saudi royal family out of control so they can charge 40$ a barrel for crude.

Exactly, but everyone else thinks it's such an easy thing to cave into terrorism. It's such a double-edged sword either way, really. I think we should keep doing what we're doing & not be bullied into not doing business with other countries. The same people who criticize Bush for keeping relations with Saudi are also the same ones who criticized him for investigating our oil reserves within our own country in places like Alaska. :doh: Which way do you want it, folks? (I'd personally would rather that we continue to take from a desert in Saudi then ruin our nature preserves in Alaska). I don't think Americans are going to all run out & buy these Hybrids or start riding bicycles on the freeways anytime soon...

BTW, on a side note: I always respect the opinions of y'all, whether I agree or not, because I got nuttin' but love for you guys. :hug: Most of your posts are very interesting and thought-provoking, even if I stand on the opposite side of the issue. However, "aeroz19" was just expressing her very strong, grieving emotions about the shock on this latest beheading, & I don't think she deserved such attacking posts - whether you felt she was justified or not in how she worded her "venting". Leave her alone for goodness sakes. If you don't agree, roll your eyes and simply ignore posts like that - why waste the time to argue and make someone feel even worse??? Just my opinion, ok? :sigh:
 
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n2wolves said:
the reason why they want us out is because we as Americans run the majority of the oil works in Saudi as it is, they want us and the Saudi royal family out of control so they can charge 40$ a barrel for crude.
.........If Bin Ladin were actually able to achieve his goal, America would be shut out of Saudi oil completely. Meanwhile global warming and pollution remain pressing issues...problems future generations will have to face because of our greed and excess. Of course the road we are on may just hasten Armagedon in which case the wasteful habits of North Americans won't matter.
 
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renegade pariah said:
.........If Bin Ladin were actually able to achieve his goal, America would be shut out of Saudi oil completely.

I wish we had no need of it. But I don't know enough about the alternatives to discuss it intelligently, plus I'm going off topic. I'm going to learn though, because it may be one of my hot-button issues when decided who to vote for this November, although I'm sure it's a long time coming.....:sigh:
 
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n2wolves said:
the reason why they want us out is because we as Americans run the majority of the oil works in Saudi as it is, they want us and the Saudi royal family out of control so they can charge 40$ a barrel for crude.
But Americans are the only ones qualified to run the oil production in Saudi Arabia. Who else could do this? The Saudis? The rebels? They would never be able to produce enough oil to influence the market, and thereby be able to charge $40 a barrel.
 
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The same people who criticize Bush for keeping relations with Saudi are also the same ones who criticized him for investigating our oil reserves within our own country in places like Alaska. :doh: Which way do you want it, folks? (I'd personally would rather that we continue to take from a desert in Saudi then ruin our nature preserves in Alaska). I don't think Americans are going to all run out & buy these Hybrids or start riding bicycles on the freeways anytime soon...
You make a good point. But I would like to point out my reason for being generally opposed to drilling in the Alaskan reserves (I'm also for reduction of dependence on the House of Saud) - all the data I'm seen suggests that the Alaskan reserves are very limited, and would not provide a long-term supply. I've seen varying figures, but none of them gave, in my opinion, a long enough supply for us to switch over 100% to non-fossil fuel energy supplies. I don't support ruining a wilderness preserve as a highly temporary fix - it's too short sighted. If it could be shown to me (with trustworthy data, and not from an oil drilling company, for obvious reasons) that the Alaskan reserves does represent a long-term solution, I would take that into account and consider modifying my opinion, but as it stands now, I can't even consider endorsing drilling there.

Instead, I think we should look into the huge Siberian oil resources. Russia doesn't have the material and technical resources to really tap them, but the US might. To my mind, a Russia-US partnership on oil would be much more comfortable than a US-Saudi partnership. Russia does some pretty sketchy stuff sometimes, but seems to be moving in a generally positive direction. And it's not a monarchy. Plus, as a fellow Security Council member, an alliance between us and Russia might make things go more smoothly in the UN.
 
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But Americans are the only ones qualified to run the oil production in Saudi Arabia. Who else could do this? The Saudis? The rebels? They would never be able to produce enough oil to influence the market, and thereby be able to charge $40 a barrel.
........are you sure? who ran the oil fields for Saddam?
 
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