Justice, the death penalty and pro-life
Starting with Saddam's hanging and forward i have been having these discussions with people reading blogs and commentaries on the subject and trying to think it through biblically.
First off let me state my belief on the subjects offered:
Pro Life, yes i am as far as i see the meaning of it, i am for the sanctity of the unborn life, the innocents who have as of yet to revel in their sinful nature, i believe that abortion is murder plain and simple, there are other ways of dealing with an unwanted pregnancy then just ending a life, do i know when life begins? No, so i side on the safe side and say at conception, that way i disallow for all arguments about human life's beginning, it's my belief. To me that is where the whole pro life movement stops, pro life in my opinion does not touch on other life issues, weather euthanasia, death penalty or whatever, i cannot in good conscious lay that big of a blanket over all of the issues and be ok with that, i don't l think life is so black and white.
Death Penalty, being on both sides of the fence on this issue in my short and still learning life, i now fall on the side of being in favor of the death penalty in the right situation, i do believe that all cases must be taken one at a time and judged fairly. Some crimes deserve the death penalty, some dont, some crimes such as proven rape, the punishment should be castration, removal of the offending organ, and like wise for other crimes, cut off a thief's hand and he cant steal again......
Justice, here is where the argument gets real tricky. Is there justice in our society, is there honesty in our system of law, is there even the ability to be impartial and judge rightly? There must be some justice in the world, we know that God hasn't left the world in a state of total depravity. My hope is that in some way justice does prevail, but my fear is that justice is seen as a tool by those in power to Lord it over those who are not powerful, not wealthy, not well connected not considered worth it by those in society that hold the power. OJ gets off free, Actors get off scott free, politicians get out of trouble, and we applaud them for it.
those of you who hold that pro-life = sanctity of life, you must be against war, you cant support bush and his warmongering tactics or you are a fraud, sorry this is how i see it, you cant be for something as long as it suits your needs.
Saddam, goodbye, was the trail a mockery and a sham maybe, was justice served? YES
First off let me state my belief on the subjects offered:
Pro Life, yes i am as far as i see the meaning of it, i am for the sanctity of the unborn life, the innocents who have as of yet to revel in their sinful nature, i believe that abortion is murder plain and simple, there are other ways of dealing with an unwanted pregnancy then just ending a life, do i know when life begins? No, so i side on the safe side and say at conception, that way i disallow for all arguments about human life's beginning, it's my belief. To me that is where the whole pro life movement stops, pro life in my opinion does not touch on other life issues, weather euthanasia, death penalty or whatever, i cannot in good conscious lay that big of a blanket over all of the issues and be ok with that, i don't l think life is so black and white.
Death Penalty, being on both sides of the fence on this issue in my short and still learning life, i now fall on the side of being in favor of the death penalty in the right situation, i do believe that all cases must be taken one at a time and judged fairly. Some crimes deserve the death penalty, some dont, some crimes such as proven rape, the punishment should be castration, removal of the offending organ, and like wise for other crimes, cut off a thief's hand and he cant steal again......
Justice, here is where the argument gets real tricky. Is there justice in our society, is there honesty in our system of law, is there even the ability to be impartial and judge rightly? There must be some justice in the world, we know that God hasn't left the world in a state of total depravity. My hope is that in some way justice does prevail, but my fear is that justice is seen as a tool by those in power to Lord it over those who are not powerful, not wealthy, not well connected not considered worth it by those in society that hold the power. OJ gets off free, Actors get off scott free, politicians get out of trouble, and we applaud them for it.
those of you who hold that pro-life = sanctity of life, you must be against war, you cant support bush and his warmongering tactics or you are a fraud, sorry this is how i see it, you cant be for something as long as it suits your needs.
Saddam, goodbye, was the trail a mockery and a sham maybe, was justice served? YES
posted by Woody at 10:00 AM
2 Comments:
I think Patty's been watching too many Geico commercials.....
Now that a month has passed, will we hear any ruminations from the top of the cloud covered mountain?
Regis, I'll take the 50/50.
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