tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post113350709532544484..comments2024-03-25T04:46:46.000-04:00Comments on Casting Pearls Before Swine: Crime And PunishmentMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133636273958496682005-12-03T13:57:00.000-05:002005-12-03T13:57:00.000-05:00Mark, thank you for making the distiction for me. ...Mark, thank you for making the distiction for me. Guess I was having a brain-freeze? Anyway, I understand and agree with you 100%.Pamela Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061106944328655148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133585494446138722005-12-02T23:51:00.000-05:002005-12-02T23:51:00.000-05:006-weeks for a full appeal is plenty of time..........6-weeks for a full appeal is plenty of time.......20 years is a disgrace.<BR/><BR/>I still think Prager puts it best:<BR/><BR/><B>"It is a cosmic injustice for anyone who takes an innocent life of another to keep his own life."</B> - Dennis Prager.Poison Perohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719658237554227638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133577461823277082005-12-02T21:37:00.000-05:002005-12-02T21:37:00.000-05:00Pamela, The difference is this: Abortion is the ta...Pamela, The difference is this: Abortion is the taking of an innocent life. Execution is the punishment of a guilty person. It is wrong to take innocent life. It is justice to execute the guilty.<BR/><BR/>God is a God of love, but let's not forget the other side of that coin. He is also a just God.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133568759651375642005-12-02T19:12:00.000-05:002005-12-02T19:12:00.000-05:00You know Mark, as a Christian, this post has take...You know Mark, as a Christian, this post has taken me time to really think about how to respond and how I feel. I feel very conflicted, if I'm to be honest. Perhaps you, or the pastor, could shed some light for me? How would I define myself based upon the following?<BR/><BR/>I don't think abortion is right. It's especially wrong if it's a minor without parental notification. However, if I believe that, how can I believe in the death penalty? This conflict within me is a struggle.<BR/><BR/>Today in Florida, the man who raped and killed an 11 year old girl was found guilty and sentenced to death. Deep down I was glad about this. Glad that this perverted man would die for what he did to that innocent child and her family. Suddenly, I felt guilty for thinking this.<BR/><BR/>Do I really have to choose a side to be Christian? Or, is my faith just not pure? I just don't understand how I can feel it's wrong to kill an unborn baby, or any child for that matter, but I can somehow justify it if it's a murderer. Am I being a hyocrite?<BR/><BR/>I would like some true guidance, not political ranting.Pamela Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061106944328655148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133566873150080932005-12-02T18:41:00.000-05:002005-12-02T18:41:00.000-05:00and like Mark and Mike will show you Pastor Timmy ...and like Mark and Mike will show you Pastor Timmy not all Christians follow the letter of God's Law for they know not what they do...and frankly neither does this Government.<BR/><BR/>Starting the War Against Christmas Since 1930....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133547688748420812005-12-02T13:21:00.000-05:002005-12-02T13:21:00.000-05:00I think Toad is serious and I will attempt to answ...I think Toad is serious and I will attempt to answer his question the best way I can.<BR/><BR/>Maybe for some Christians the point is Heaven, and maybe it should be, but it is only one of many positives to being a Christian.<BR/><BR/>I wonder why we as Christians cling so desperately for life myself at times. I have often asked God to go ahead and take me when I am in distress, but He hasn't yet, so I have to believe I have yet to fulfil my purpose, whatever that may be. That may be the main reason why Evangelical leaders objected so strenuously to the execution of Karla Faye Tucker. The possibility that her Go's purpose or her may not be fulfilled, but it is not for them to judge what her purpose is, only God's, and who is to say that her purpose was not to die to serve as a deterrant to others who may be considering the same road that she took to cause her to end up the way she did? That is something none of us will ever know.<BR/><BR/>The anti-euthanasia people and the right to lifers are not afraid of Meeting God but we believe that is God who has the right to decide when we should die, not the government. <BR/><BR/>As a Christian, I do not fear death. I look forward to the time that I am united with my Father in heaven, but I am convinced that He has a purpose for me to fulfill, therefore I will not foolhardily rush into dangerous situations for the sake of meeting Him sooner. Besides, I do fear intense pain and the thought of permanent disability. That fear keeps me from rushing into burning buildings for no reason.<BR/><BR/>The Catholics believe that suicide is a mortal sin, and that if one commits suicide it disqualifies one for heaven. I don't believe that myself. I believe God, when he said nothing can seperate me from the love of God.<BR/><BR/>I hope that helps to clear up some things for you, Toad.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633208787250567256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133543516457856102005-12-02T12:11:00.000-05:002005-12-02T12:11:00.000-05:00Pastor: Don't waste your time on Toadbat, he's not...Pastor: Don't waste your time on Toadbat, he's not serious. He's more interested in playing a snarky and intellectually dishonest game where he distracts those who disagree with him from doing more productive work.<BR/><BR/>But don't take my word for it...Mike's Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262938295909490454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133537446476199272005-12-02T10:30:00.000-05:002005-12-02T10:30:00.000-05:00Should have been carried out a long time ago but t...Should have been carried out a long time ago but that's another story. <BR/><BR/>Isn't the point of being a Christian to be able to go to heaven? And if heaven is so great why would all these religious leaders try to keep her here on Earth? After all, you can kill as many people as you want and as long as you repent after you get caught you can still hang with JC right? Who in their right mind would want to live in jail for the rest of their life when they could go immediately to paradise? It seems with the whole euthanasia thing and all the "right to lifers" that the people who follow Jesus are the ones who are most afraid of meeting him. Why is that?<BR/><BR/>I think that if I had a shitty life and I believed that when I died I would live in paradise and have 72 virgins or whatever it is you get when you go there, I would be running into every burning building to save cats and babies and stopping every armed robbery that I could in order to get there faster. After all, that’s what a lot of Muslims do. Does this mean they believe more, and have more faith than most Christians or are they just the most gullible?<BR/><BR/>I know, I am ranting.Toad734https://www.blogger.com/profile/01450263690181812924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12507451.post-1133524250001328312005-12-02T06:50:00.000-05:002005-12-02T06:50:00.000-05:00I don't care how many kids his books have helped, ...I don't care how many kids his books have helped, they can't compare with all the kids the crips have killed and destroyed with drugs. The crips will be wreaking havoc long after this guy is dead -- assuming Arnold doesn't pardon him.Lone Rangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278448546799358207noreply@blogger.com