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| − | '''Suicide''' is the act of killing oneself and a form of [[murder]]; it is a [[sin]] throughout all of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], and a [[mortal sin]] in [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] tradition; it is not a sin in the [[Islam]] culture if one engages in a [[Homicide Bomber|homicide attack]]. Christians should remember that they are given life to love and to serve the Lord, and during times of desperation to remember the words of Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God." | + | '''Suicide''' is the act of killing oneself and -- when done purposely -- a form of [[murder]]. |
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| | + | Unless done accidentally (e.g. shooting oneself with a loaded firearm not knowing it was loaded at the time, or accidentally taking too much of a prescribed medication), it is a [[sin]] throughout all of [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]], and a [[mortal sin]] in [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] tradition; it is not a sin in the [[Islam]] culture if one engages in a [[Homicide Bomber|homicide attack]]. |
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| | + | Christians should remember that they are given life to love and to serve the Lord, and during times of desperation to remember the words of Psalm 46:10: "Be still, and know that I am God." |
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