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Originally Posted by jammies
No, the contradiction is in what Christ SAYS and what they DO.
"Interpretation" is the issue, certainly, but not my interpretation, but theirs when they take a message of peace and turn into a justification for war. That's both hypocritical and evil from my viewpoint, and blasphemous to boot from the viewpoint of a Christian who actually cares what Jesus' message actually was, as opposed to what it has been distorted to say in the centuries since becoming the official religion of a warlike Roman Empire.
"Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” - does this sound like Jesus saying, "Blessed are the snipers, for they shall snuff out the enemy"?
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Fair enough, but the Roman Catholic Church has established rules about justifyable wars. Obviously killing is inherently wrong, but if it's to oppose agression/tyrany, then it's not necessarily considered a mortal sin.
See that's why I said your interpretation is causing the contradiction.
You may interperate a belief in Christ to mean, that there is no justification for waging war. There are several belief systems that are very different but still revolve around the teachings of Jesus, and I'd be willing to bet that the guys making these scopes adhere to this school of thought. As far as their concerned, they're not contradicting anything.
But you certainly may see a contradiction in their actions based on your interpretation of what you know about Christianity, or what you believe.
Now, whether of not you think the war in Iraq is a justifyable war is a totally different question.
What if this same guy was making rifle scopes in WWII to stop the Nazis?
Would it still be a contradiction for this guy to make weapons to stop what was undeniably an evil agressor?
The point I'm making is that you probably see a contradiction becasue you either think it's not justfiable to make weapons period, or that the war they're being used in isn't justifiable.
The dudes making the weapons, presumablly think that both are justifiable, so you precieve a contradiction based on your interpreation, but they don't.
Now it's a whole other story as to whether or not who believes what is justifiable, and yes, there is a chance that these guys are hypocrites, who are profiting against their professed beliefs, but that is definitely not certain.