Well, don't confuse murder and killing. Murder is done for selfish reasons. Dumbledore was making a sacrafice and so was Snape in a fashion. Harry is young enough to think there's no distinction between killing and murder, but his fight with Voldemort is not something he does for selfish reasons but to protect others.
See, I get this, but I would hate to think of Harry or Snape being required to do it. It's just my inner pacifist. Orthodoxy (I can't remember off the top of my head which denomination you are, if it's Orthodox forgive me) teaches that any killing of another human being under any circumstances is a sin, and to be avoided at pretty much all costs. They recognize that it is necessary sometimes to protect the innocent, but it is still a sin requiring confession and absolution. Soldiers who kill in battle are often expected to refrain from taking communion for a year- not as a punishment, but as a way to acknowledge the sin and give them time to heal. We take killing of any kind very seriously, even killing in self-defense or in defense of others- but I understand that that view isn't universal among Christians.
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Date: 2007-06-27 05:14 am (UTC)See, I get this, but I would hate to think of Harry or Snape being required to do it. It's just my inner pacifist. Orthodoxy (I can't remember off the top of my head which denomination you are, if it's Orthodox forgive me) teaches that any killing of another human being under any circumstances is a sin, and to be avoided at pretty much all costs. They recognize that it is necessary sometimes to protect the innocent, but it is still a sin requiring confession and absolution. Soldiers who kill in battle are often expected to refrain from taking communion for a year- not as a punishment, but as a way to acknowledge the sin and give them time to heal. We take killing of any kind very seriously, even killing in self-defense or in defense of others- but I understand that that view isn't universal among Christians.