(October 6, 2014 at 7:03 pm)Lek Wrote: We didn't create the world and we don't have the authority to kill our fellow men and women. We are to treat each other with love and that's what christians are to strive for. We should love our neighbors and we have no right to treat others unkindly or unjustly. The fact is that lawbreakers are punished for their crimes even to the point of death.
I'm sorry, are you arguing for the death penalty of against? If we have the authority to kill our fellow men and women, only then we can hand out the death penalty. We can't otherwise.
(October 6, 2014 at 7:03 pm)Lek Wrote: The judge and jury who sentences and carries out the punishment may love the person, but they are required to carry out justice for the good of all. Justice is a requirement for a for any society to maintain order and safety for the members.
You are not familiar with the legal system, are you? If the judge or the jury actually loves the defendant or the victim or have any kind of personal relationship with them, then they must recuse themselves from the trial. The very fact of love undercuts their objectivity and thus their ability to be just.
(October 6, 2014 at 7:03 pm)Lek Wrote: Love and justice certainly can co-exist. God loves us all and gives us all the opportunity to live eternally, but he also is just.
Only if that was true. But within the bible, I see no evidence of your god being just. Evil dickhead, sure. Just, no.
(October 6, 2014 at 7:03 pm)Lek Wrote: You said that you used to be a christian, but couldn't accept that God could do all those "horrible" things. I don't think's that a good reason not to believe in God. That's not a judgement about whether he exists or not, but just a belief that he is not nice.
Actually, that is an excellent reason to stop worshiping him.
