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As an atheist it's a silly thing.
But why are Christians not up in arms about this?
Jesus said in no uncertain terms that killing is abhorent, that violence begets violence, that if someone hurts you let them hurt you more, and if someone takes from you give them more than they ask for. Being meek is right there in the beatitudes people.
Now picture a returned Jesus - he sees the fact that people claiming to glorify his name are using his words and the words of his immediate friends and followers to justify a device that helps you kill people more easilly from further away.
The device has been sold to a military who are showing the polar opisite of meek non-violence. They're actually going out of their way to seek out enemies and kill them in the night from huge distances.
From what I was taught of Christ, I don't think this behaviour counts as "ideal".
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