Posted on 03/13/2020 11:18:23 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Consistency is the Hob-Goblin of the small mind.
Exactly so. I get so tired of our church droning on and on about how evil capital punishment is, while ignoring the much greater evil of abortion. Capital punishment these days kills at most 20 adults a year - adults who have lived a life, been convicted of some heinous crime, and usually have been in prison some 20 years appealing their conviction. Abortion kills over a million innocent babies a year, who have never even had a chance to live. No comparison whatsoever.
By being faithful to scripture, which forbids murder and commands capital punishment.
Honestly.
How can pro-woman liberals support the killing in the womb of millions of female babies?
I am pro JUSTICE.
EASY. Some criminals NEVER stop unless incarcerated or eliminated. HOW MANY innocents need to die for the MURDERER. Witness history. Why is Malik Nidal Hasan still alive. Whose life is worth more, your’s or your murderer’s? Let’s give a murderer supremacy to dispose of you, your wife, your children.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
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If you’re going to steal Emerson’s quotes, at least get them correct.
When terms are confused or changed, expect to find a liberal with dirty hands.
I’ve not read your whole post but I’ll give you the short answer. It is the duty of government to protect righteousness among people. To keep society clean. Such is commanded by God.
Shedding innocent blood...ie murder, is NOT commanded by God.
One punishes evil and severe wrong doing. One IS evil and severe wrong doing.
Because there’s a tremendous difference in executing heinous murderers and aborting children for convenience sake.
Seems to me both sides can manipulate the Bible to support their view.
And the Bible shouldn’t be used as a political instrument
Yes, one is guilty, the other innocent.
I wonder why so many people can’t see the difference....
Liberals who bring up that taunt.
My response: I believe you are innocent until proven guilty. Babies are innocent. Murderers, et.al. have been proven guilty.
’nuff said.
It really is as simple as do you believe that the Bible is the word of God and follow it, or do you not?
Scripture mandates execution for certain actions.
There is nothing complicated here and there are not any nuances. Is God the Lord of the universe with authority to mandate consequences, or not?
The difference between abortion and capital punishment is innocence. As such, we need to be greatly concerned with the possible innocence of those charged with a capital crime. The Bible deals with that too, although our laws do not mirror the Bible.
if God was against the death penalty why did Jesus pay it for is? there is a big difference between the slaughter of innocents and the justly carried out sentence of a legitimate government/court system
Jesus’ command to love and forgive your enemies does not preclude, or conflict with, God ordained just punishment.
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