No, you're hopelessly obsessed with some zealot's vision of government and what you believe are its failings, and you view every aspect of life through this warped lens. I doubt that you could order soup at a diner without finding some reason to launch into a interminable tirade excoriating state interference in the cooking and sale of soup.
The woman caught in adultery is actually a very poor analogy, perhaps worse than your original 'Barabbas' analogy. The woman in that story was facing a very real stoning at the hands of very real vigilantes operating outside the (Roman) law. The story has nothing to say about withholding personal judgment of evil--let alone prohibiting state judgment of violation of its laws. Rather, it is a stern warning against the arbitrary execution of judgment by private means. People (usually libertarians attempting to justify personal perversions) read that gross lie into it, but the truth is we are commanded to discern evil and assiduously avoid it--not wink at it in some misguided belief we are being "more tolerant than thou."
That you are apparently unable to discern your own insufferable self-righteousness in this matter is interesting, but hardly surprising. It is a behavior trait commonly found among many so-called Christian libertarians.
As for me, I will stand up for the right of the child to be free from vicious abuse even at the hands of her own mother.
My wife informs me that I do come across that way. So do you. Much more consistently than I do.
The woman caught in adultery is actually a very poor analogy, perhaps worse than your original 'Barabbas' analogy. The woman in that story...
It is evident that you cannot read. The woman is not what the analogy was about. I explained that. I will now explain it to my cat...he will understand better than you what I mean. You can go back and reread my posts and/or continue in your ignorance.
The story has nothing to say about withholding personal judgment of evil-...
That is the point of the story.
Rather, it is a stern warning against the arbitrary execution of judgment by private means.
No, Christ was exhorting people to look inwardly for evil instead of outwardly. Where did you buy your interpretation? E-bay?
People (usually libertarians attempting to justify personal perversions) read that gross lie into it, but the truth is we are commanded to discern evil and assiduously avoid it--not wink at it in some misguided belief we are being "more tolerant than thou."
You can make all the assumptions you want to about my life and my motivations. It doesn't prove a point about anything other than your lack of ethics. I will most certainly condemn evil in the most wrathful way when I see it. My point from the beginning is that evil was not evident in the video of the womans actions. Just a possibility of it. If you are certain based on that then heave your stone.
The evil I see is people yelling 'crucify her, crucify her' without knowledge of a crime. The evil I see is people calling for judgement to satisfy their hearts without satisfying their minds. I'm sure I expect too much. You fulfilled my prophecy that you would expose yourself as a statist once again. If you think our country is run by the rule of law and the constitution is that law then you are a sheeple or a statist. We know you're not that dumb so...
It is a behavior trait commonly found among many so-called Christian libertarians.
You know nothing about me do you?
As for me, I will stand up for the right of the child to be free from vicious abuse even at the hands of her own mother.
Nothing I have said opposes that or even addresses that aspect of the story. When Christianity has been sufficiently demonized that you won't dare have your little prayer circles in the park with your family don't whine about it. You are calling it forth. An allegation is worth a conviction. Right?
Spare me your comments about conspiracies and tin-foil. If everything were so darn right about our government you wouldn't be on FR.