On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 11:40:26 -0500, "Scotty" w@u wrote:


"KLC Lewis" wrote in message
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regards
Peter

Not at all, Peter. It seemed very friendly. :-)


for a Moslem.

Sv

I'm going to "turn the other cheek" at that remark.

One for the Theologians:

I often wondered. When a Christian turns the other cheek as per the
New Testament injunction, what happens if his assailant strikes that
one also. Are you permitted to knock him to the ground after that?

The Bible contains some wonderful phases. One I used to like was "Thou
shalt not kick against the pricks" - King James - until I discovered
that "pricks" were spikes on a wooden bar behind a carthorse - to hurt
his leg if he kicked back. It sounded such a great phrase for a holy
book to a kid.

Another was in Romans: "Heap coals of fire upon thy enemy's head" -
fair enough I thought - burn the buggar's eyes out. It was explained
that the meaning was that if someone does you an evil turn, repay it
with a good one. It never made sense until I tried it and it worked.
Their guilt "burned their bloody eyes out".

cheers
Peter