WHY was Jesus cricified?

[The Grand Nudger]

"This ignores the important principle that crime depends on the object against whom it is committed (in this case an infinite God) as well as on the subject who commits it (finite man). All sin is ultimately against an infinite God and therefore deserves infinite punishment." (Paraphrased from Charles C. Ryrie)

Important to Mr. Ryrie, perhaps, but that's not how crime is handled here. I like our system better, and despite our inability to consistently apply our principles, I think that they are far superior to the "important principle" thus elucidated. Here, all are equal under law - and this includes the victimizer or purported victimizer - all are granted due process. Murder is not "more or less murderous" depending upon your victim. In fact, we get pretty riled up when people are sentenced in a pattern clearly defined by their victims. When a white man, for example, does less time for murdering a black, than a black does for murdering a white. The status of the victim (by any name) is a poor standard for determining the proper scale of any punitive measure. That a god may be defined as infinite in no way modifies any proposed crime one may commit against it.

I'll leave it to the peanut gallery to determine whether it is god or gods apologists who fail to understand the value of this concept. I used to use a similar quote for my sig line, I'll never fail to be disgusted any time I hear something like this. Just for old times sake though, God Bless America!