Bill_Thompson wrote:Is it ok to kill in the name of God if it is Blood Attonment.
According to Mormon Theology, some sins are so great that the only way for someone to enter heaven is by having their own blood spilled.
I could go on, but I think that is enough to kick off a discussion thread.
No. Any more than it is OK for me to sacrifice virgins to the FSM.
On the other hand, suicide is always the right choice for death obsessed religious loonies*, so if one chooses to "enter heaven" that way, I say, go for it.
Just do not take anyone else with you.
*Do NOT intend to imply all or ANY Mormons fall into this category. There are a few psychos in every society and culture.
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you."
-Friedrich Nietzsche