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Talk:Homicide Bomber (view source)
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::Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels; For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, '''Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me'''. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal.
::Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels; For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me not in; naked, and ye clothed me not; sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, '''Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me'''. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment; but the righteous into life eternal.
:I invite you to consider that what you do unto your fellow man (no matter the standing of his faith in comparison to yours) you do unto God.... [[User:Pandeism|Pandeism]] 14:48, 9 September 2007 (EDT)
:I invite you to consider that what you do unto your fellow man (no matter the standing of his faith in comparison to yours) you do unto God.... [[User:Pandeism|Pandeism]] 14:48, 9 September 2007 (EDT)
Loathe though I am to say it, I agree with you on this Pandeism. Without trying to start a liberal/conservative war (which is somewhat inevitable but foolish) I just can't see why this debate exists. I approach the issue, not from a political standpoint, but from the point of view of a user of the English language. Simply put, in the context of terrorist attacks, since it is impossible to detonate a bomb without an intent to kill others (bomb=weapon):
* A Bomber is someone who plants a bomb to kill others;
* A Homicide Bomber ''conveys no further information'' than the above;
* A Suicide Bomber kills others, and himself.
It's simply a matter of the English language, not your polticial viewpoint. The simplest construction which conveys the greatest amount of information is ALWAYS the best. If you choose to use the term Homicide Bomber, you must add extra wording along the lines of "who took his own life in the act", or unecessary verbiage to that effect. Not only this, but the act of suicide bombing is an act of violence only used by a subset of terrorists - so the nature of the act is in itself defining, and separates it form other forms of terrorism. It is part of the story. I reject the notion that this is a debate with political/liberal/conservative overtones and submit that it is simply a matter of clarity in use of language. [[User:AncientSage|AncientSage]] 15:20, 9 September 2007 (EDT)