TaraP ,
Forgiveness is for GOD, not humans.
This person along with many others invaded homes and murdered innocents. One was Sharon Tate whose unborn baby was cut out of her belly and Sharon was killed along with many other innocents all to try to start a “race war”.
This is just evil pure and simple.
Were this nearly any other state than Calif. Atkins, Manson and the others all would have been in hell by now and should have been.
I find this to be a difficult issue. I understand and agree with the teachings of Christ on forgiveness. At a personal level we are taught to forgive those “who trespass against us.” In this case Atkins didn’t “trespass” against me, so I am not sure I have the right to forgive her. Only God can forgive her, because her sin was against Him.
However, it is interesting to hear “Christian” arguments from liberals when the issue is about justice and our governmental court system. Little is made of so-called “separation of church and state” in those instances. Funny how that works.