Hal Kaplan <> wrote: > The perp is dead, right? So what can possibly be gained from > harboring a hatred that could never be requited. That would be the > pragmatic approach to the situation, but these people would feel the > same way if he was still alive and would almost certainly not want > him executed for his crimes.
>From the recent tid bits on the religion I think that they know what forgiveness is and don't confuse it with condolence. I have no friends of the religion to ask questions of. > It is difficult to answer such a question in the absence of similar > experience; one can only guess what one's reaction will be. But the > "eye for an eye" mentality takes the victim to the criminal's level > of inhumanity. Faith mandates the principle that everyone will get > what they rightfully deserve at some point in time. > > Taking someone's life is the second worst thing a person can do. > Taking one's own life is the first. Roberts did both. Above it's your faith and not theirs. Death for these people is a delivery to God, instead of an end of life. They don't seem to take an audit of how and what was done, instead it's a praise for the soul to soar with Jesus. Stephen Russell DBA / .Net Developer Memphis TN 38115 901.246-0159 http://spaces.msn.com/members/srussell/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.13/463 - Release Date: 10/4/2006 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
