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Old 09-04-2009, 04:33 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by al-Mu'akhkhir View Post
or would it? "an eye for an eye"
Eye for an eye is old testament.

Turn the other cheek is Gospel.....you can call that christianity or reformed Judaism. And we can certainly pick apart any book or philosphy to suit our theory, as you and I have both done.
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