[VOYAGER]

"I saw it as religious barbarism ... in my opinion, God did not send his son to die,'' said Lasch, of St. Joseph's Church of Mendham. "God sent his son to live, to be faithful. And in being faithful, it cost him his life.''

I'm wondering what others of the same faith feel about the above statement?

[Arthur McGowan]

It's a distinction without a difference. Jesus did not commit suicide, and so in that sense didn't die "on purpose." But his death was an inevitable, necessary consequence of his coming into the world and revealing the Father and doing the will of the Father with perfect fidelity.

[jospehm20]

I personally think this guy is a moron.