What about the 1% that are saints?

Intention, being a state of the mind is difficult to prove, but our thoughts give rise to our actions. So there is usually a presumption in law that the result of our actions are intentional unless we can prove that we have an acceptable defence eg accident, mistake, insanity, selfdefence etc- collateral damage is not a known defence.Israel created the defence of 'pre-emptive strike' in int. law but it should not excuse killing innocents

jrbogie, I maintian that the UN has no right to carry out an act of aggression against a sovereign nation as authorized by res1973. See Article 33 UN Charter: "The parties to any dispute, the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security, shall first of all, seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice."

As regards your previous posts I would say that a man intends the natural consequences of his actions or else he would try to escape responsibility by denying his intention. Also I think "collateral damage" may be a term coined out of convenience and not a defence in law. An excuse to justify 'terroristic' acts.

jrbogie, as you must have noticed the first part of that statement was not meant for you.Am not able to make too many quotes because I have to make do with a small writing window. What I tried to point out to you is that the res1973 did not authorise killing of innocents and that it is biased and unfair if another res is not passed in respect of Syria or if Obama is not asked to step down as a result of protests on wall street or Cameron as a result of UK riots. In which case that res1973 would be illegal.

That seems to me like the rule of the Beast in Revelation. The G7 countries are the seven heads of the beast. capitalism is their religion and they terrorise those that don't believe in it. Mugabe was spared the bombs because he didn't have oil...Afterall the Queen of England is not elected and...

Msharmony I like your take on this: all our views are based on what we read. Note however that Gaddafi's son and grandchildren killed in those strikes were innocent civillians. Thousands of other innocents have died in this war, and if what is good for the goose is good for the gander, then Syria should be the next target of those jets. And Obama ought to resign because of the wall street protesters

I don't think that uprising was popular. God doesn't like injustice. I hope the US knows where it is headed with its cowboy mentality.

the US led strikes in Sitre may have killed over 2000 unarmed civilians, according to reports; that is a war crime. The rebels are also executing blacks; that too is a war crime. Yet no one is executing warrants against them. I think the numbers of people so far killed in this war do not justify the outcome for the Libyans, and it may just spurn more hate towards the US by those aggrieved.

Under the UN Charter, no country is allowed to carry out acts of aggression against another sovereign nation or interfere in its domestic affairs.The US has breached that obviously to control Libyan oil like they did in iraq.They have aided a small group of disgruntled elements to overthrow a legitimate govt.Who says democracy is the best form of govt? I think the world is being misinformed...

"We attacked two countries on the other side of the world to make us safer...Our military budget has doubled in 10 years, mainly to help fight terrorism....."


I say that the imperialist US engineered attack on Libya now shows that they are the greatest terrorists in the world.

lol.

Agreed and kudos to you JB for being a born again Christian. Christ in us and we in him is the start of the Christian's supernatural relationship with God. I have found the most powerful spiritual experiences in life with Christ in me. This is the life.

We really can't find God on our own because he is Spirit. It is God that finds us if we have love in our hearts. Scientists have even found out that man's brain is wired to seek God, which means that subconsciously we all know that He exists. I am sure that if we can keep away from sin God will not be adverse to drawing us closer to himself.

msharmony, will work on the tone, thanks. am constrained for space. In every team there's a leader and God made man the head of the household which comprises his helpmeet and children. i believe that if we let God chose our helpmeet, there will be complete harmony in the home as each spouse would complement the other. It's about finding out how God reaches us particularly and being receptive to his will. He actually loves us more than we know, and He's willing to guide us if we'll cooperate with him.

To listen and obey God is not an easy thing to do. It takes a level of spirituality to hear, and loads of faith to obey. singmesweet, God may point you towards a man who doesn't seem to meet your expectations. Unknown to you he's the one that'll give you much happiness. I know some divorcees who wish they could rewind their lives because they took the wrong turn. It's about being practical. Acting out your faith takes a lot of courage. CowboyGH, you're always spot on. joy4good, thanks for supporting.

jrbogie, you're an example of this fact. :-)
mykesorrel, am not married because am waiting on God. You should seek his face before you take that decision or you may regret it like half of the world's population.
soldierforamerica, thanks for speaking the truth.

Lots of people are divorced because they never listen to God or even believe He exists in the first place; so they go about using human wisdom in choosing relationships, only to regret later. Now that you once again seek to satisfy that human craving for companionship, I urge you to do it with Wisdom: Seek God!
Agreed?