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To: malakhi
Even if the innocent is willing, it is unjust to punish the innocent for the crimes of the guilty.

You have reached the entry point of this conversation again. Is charity unjust? In charity someone sacrifices himself and his property in order to help the unfortunate out of whatever predicament they may be in.

Is this unjust, this suffering for another? Should we instead let the poor suffer, cause taking on their "punishment" is wrong?

SD

51,558 posted on 05/05/2003 2:04:02 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave
Should we instead let the poor suffer, cause taking on their "punishment" is wrong?

And there is the flaw in your reasoning. The rain falls upon the just and the unjust. Giving charity to someone who is poor through bad luck or circumstances is not the same as giving a fiver to the drunk who is just going to use it to buy more booze. It is charity to help the innocent poor. It is likewise charity to hold the "guilty" poor responsible for their own behavior.

51,563 posted on 05/05/2003 2:13:01 PM PDT by malakhi
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