[freetime2]

The commandment is more accurately translated as “though shalt not murder”, or commit unjustified killing. The bible provides many examples where killing is justified, such as punishment for a crime, defending ones’ self or property, and - especially relevant here - warfare. [1] So no compartmentalization of beliefs is necessary to work in defense.

I see this a lot where people try to use christians’ beliefs against them to try pigeonhole them into thinking and acting a certain way, or call them hypocrites for not acting the way they believe christians should act. But religion is open to many different interpretations - just look at the number sects within every religion - and we shouldn’t really assume anything about a person’s beliefs just because they are “religious”.

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thou_shalt_not_kill