The rule of law under God (how this country was founded) means we have absolutes to guide, correct, and administrate our legal system. Some things are inalienable. The rule of law under man (where this country is being taken) means we have no absolutes and are guided, corrected, and administrated in our legal system by…
Crime and Punishment
Christianity, Crime and Punishment
Judgment Is Not For The Faint Of Heart
by William
There is a continuing mantra (and a self-serving one) against judgment, especially in Christian circles, as if doing so was an outright evil thing. For Christians (and even many secularlists) the biblical passages ritualistically cited are Luke 6:37 or Matthew 7:1. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you…
Crime and Punishment, Personal, Politics and Government
O Truth, Be Loud, Be Clear
by William
Terri Shiavo has now died. There is only one thing left to occur and the sharp divisions in this case have made that one necessity a matter of national import: what is the actual truth in this contentious case? Is Michael Shiavo culpable for anything? Did he lie about her late remembered desire not to…
Crime and Punishment, Personal
Michael Shiavo, Please Never Cross My Path
by William
For if you do, I will punch you straight away in the face. Yes, it will probably get me arrested. Yes, it will open me up to a law suit. Yes, I will still do it, for nothing has made me as angry as this situation that you have forced upon all of us by…
Christianity, Crime and Punishment
Scott Peterson And The Death Penalty
by William
I am currently working on a series dealing with the death penalty. (part I, part II) This series was precipitated by the Scott Peterson case and my response to a posting on LaShawn Barber’s site and some thought about capital punishment on Proverbial Wife. It was Proverbial Wife’s posting that spurred me to begin the…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Culture & Social Issues, Politics and Government
The Death Penalty: Part II
by William
This discussion was started because of a posting on Proverbial Wife. This is solely a biblical investigation, since, to the best of my ability, my life is scripture-driven and that is my touchstone for this issue. Social, psychological, and public policy issues will not drive this investigation, though we will probably examine in later parts…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Culture & Social Issues, Politics and Government
The Death Penalty: Part I
by William
The Scott Peterson case has brought the topic of the death penalty back into discussion and numerous Christian writers have begun to comment on the issue (i.e. Proverbial Wife). I have a problem. I have stated before that to the best of my ability, I judge everything in life based on the premise of “sola…
Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Personal, Politics and Government
So Many Things: Part II
by William
As I said in Part I, last week was an eventful week and the weekend continued what the week had started. In Part I I talked about the Republican convention and how I related to Zell Miller and was saddened for John Kerry. In this post I want to look at the Russian school hostage…
Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Politics and Government
Lessons From History
by William
No matter where you fit into the political spectrum you are facing significant choices during this election cycle. One of the significant factors I use to evaluate such situations is my view of history and historical events. My undergraduate degree is in Ancient History, which leads me to consider historical lessons with more import than…
Christianity, Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Religion
Compulsion And Virtue
by William
What really makes the historic American dream and the nature of the country and society it has nurtured different from the goals of Islam and the nature of the countries and societies it has spawned? This is an important issue facing America, indeed all Western societies, as they deal with the radical Islamic terrorist threat…