On Apr 4, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Ana Maria Fernandes <[email protected]> wrote:
"A lady caught commiting adultery was brought before Jesus .They wanted Jesus to pass judgement . Jesus said "All those who have no sins throw the first stone. I want to use the same words and say " All those who have no sins criticise the government and its ministers" Three Comments: 1: legitimate criticism is crucial to the functioning of a democracy. 2: there are proper avenues to deal with the sins of the critics and others. These avenues are called the courts. 3: the alleged sins of the critics do not prevent them from criticising the government - unless oranges are the same as apples. BTW: the story from the Bible (as related above) is NOT accurately quoted. jc
