I agree. The term "forgive" can be ambiguous; in the moral sense we are to forgive everyone, but the term is often used in a secular sense of not bringing them to justice, as in dismissing their crime. And I wanted to make it clear that that wasn't what I believed.
Scott McGee wrote: > On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 00:54:26 -0600, "Marc A. Schindler" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > No one has asked anybody to forgive terrorists. They deserve to be > > brought to justice > > Perhaps I am wrong, but my understanding is that we _DO_ have to forgive > the terrorists. That doesn't, however, mean that they should not still be > brought to justice and punished to the full extent of the law for their > acts. > > Scott > -- > Buttered bread always lands butter side * Would YOU mistake these as > down (Unless it sticks to the ceiling!) * anyone`s opinions but my own? > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Scott McGee) > Web: http://scott.themcgees.org/ > > -- > http://fastmail.fm - The holy hand grenade of email services > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland �We do not think that there is an incompatibility between words and deeds; the worst thing is to rush into action before the consequences have been properly debated�To think of the future and wait was merely another way of saying one was a coward; any idea of moderation was just an attempt to disguise one�s unmanly character; ability to understand a question from all sides meant that one was totally unfitted for action.� � Pericles about his fellow-Athenians, as quoted by Thucydides in �The Peloponessian Wars� Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
