> Such people could rationalize any wrong, which is why
> the law was written in the first place.
> A person can't rise above sin without Christ. HIS >strength helps you do it. Trying to be a Christian in
> your own strength is a frustrating excercise in futility.
I accept there is a strong argument to live our life in a moral way. But ultmatley the judge of how we adhere to our morals should be the Lord himself and not some judge in Kansas. SEVENTEEN YEARS IN JAIL FOR AN ERROR OF JUDGEMENT BY TWO KIDS. Good grief. It is medievil. Nobody died, nobody suffered irreprable physical injury, nobody suffered great financial loss. If people wish to live in countries where the state is judged the voice and instrument of Gods Will then there are plenty of places in the world where the population is subserviant to that view. Iran being an obvious example. But surely the United States of America, in its role as beacon in a world of darkness, should not get dragged into theocracy driven shadows.
Seventeen years. *shakes head*
Ask a victim of rape is seventeen years for the rapist is extreme.
>Nobody died, nobody suffered irreprable physical injury,
>nobody suffered great financial loss.
>The problem is, nobody was injured, or maimed for life.
The 14 year old was molested. Following this brand of logic, lets let all the sex offenders out. Again, this was not an unfortunate oopsie by the 18 year old, nor is this an innocent/praiseworthy episode of sticking up for the little guy by the ACLU.
A more complete view of what has transpired ...
1) The former 14 year old now has an even more twisted view of sexuality than before
2) The former 18 year old now knows he can troll for free blowjobs at any high school.
3) I suspect the Bible refers to those who commit sodomy as, "abusers of themselves with mankind" (Romans 1?). We are now tracking two issues: 1) sodomy 2) tricking a 14 year old into giving/receiving oral sex. You are welcome to try to correct me, since I don't have my Bible here, and I make mistakes like all men.
4) The failure/shame of all 4 parents has been thrown into the public eye.
5) The wives God had set aside for these two young men will need to either wait around, or marry someone else. to say the least, God's best for them has been further postponed. Which means the United States is that much farther from having two healthy child-bearing families.
6) If either ever does get a woman to marry them, they might still end up like the New Jersey governor.
7) By putting away the former 18 year old molester, countless other kids have been spared.
I have been given much mercy and grace by Jesus Christ. I feel sorry for these young men. But the bottom line is, unless there is a miracle in the former 18 year old's life, he is a sex offender/child molester, and is a danger to the 10-14 year old boys in whatever community he is inflicted on, until he is saved. Even then, it takes time and energy in prayer by someone for the former 18 year old to make a full recovery.
If an 18 year old man sexually molests a 14 year old girl here that is statutory rape!
Definition: Statutory Rape
Noun
1. Sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly).
This law deters unwanted pregnancies (ruined lives)
Homosexuals recruit young teens......They spread death, desease and moral depravity.
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