In 1 Samuel 15:3, God commands King Saul to completely destroy the Amalekites. Some detractors believe this is an example of God demanding genocide (Richard Dawkins Quotes (Author of The God Delusion)), but Pastor Alister Begg states that it was Ethic destruction, and not Ethnic destruction (www.truthforlife.org, sermon on 1 Samuel 15).
In WWII, the allies bombed Germany, killing civilians as well as soldiers. Ethnic destruction of the German people was never intended, but rather Ethic destruction of the Nazis.
Today, some are still deliberately blurring the distinction.
In WWII, the allies bombed Germany, killing civilians as well as soldiers. Ethnic destruction of the German people was never intended, but rather Ethic destruction of the Nazis.
Today, some are still deliberately blurring the distinction.