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A Loaded Question for Christians
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A Loaded Question for Christians
December 16, 2016 at 7:46 pm
Here is a hypothetical moral dilemma :
 
A man has been sentenced to twenty years in prison for an armed robbery. The victim was severely beaten. After one year in prison this man starts attending church. He "gets saved" and professes his salvation by Jesus to others.
 
You are a Christian and now are the U.S. President. Do you grant this man a Presidential Pardon?
 
Why or why not?
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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 12:15 am
I don't get what the dilemma here is...
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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 12:23 am
Of course not. Actions have consequences in our world. It doesn't matter what religion you are. Plus, there's no way of knowing that he won't do it again.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 12:29 am
(December 17, 2016 at 12:23 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Of course not. Actions have consequences in our world. It doesn't matter what religion you are. Plus, there's no way of knowing that he won't do it again.

Didn't Jesus forgive a whore?
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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 12:41 am
(December 17, 2016 at 12:29 am)pool the great Wrote:
(December 17, 2016 at 12:23 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Of course not. Actions have consequences in our world. It doesn't matter what religion you are. Plus, there's no way of knowing that he won't do it again.

Didn't Jesus forgive a whore?
prostitution is not a crime... well with some backward high nosed moralists it is, but in reality, most prostitutes are actually the victims. There should be no comparison whatsoever to an actual criminal
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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 12:51 am
Not so much a moral dilemma as a compitence test.
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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 12:59 am
You can forgive someone, that doesn't take away the consequences of their actions.

Ape, I doubt anyone is going to answer yes to this.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly." 

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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 1:02 am
I hope not. That's not how that works.
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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 1:03 am
(December 17, 2016 at 12:41 am)Aoi Magi Wrote:
(December 17, 2016 at 12:29 am)pool the great Wrote: Didn't Jesus forgive a whore?
prostitution is not a crime... well with some backward high nosed moralists it is, but in reality, most prostitutes are actually the victims. There should be no comparison whatsoever to an actual criminal

There's a story in Bible where Jesus saves a whore from being stoned to death. I heard about it in Sunday class. She apparently goes on to become some big deal. Jesus believed in forgiving people's Sins if they had genuine remorse for their sins and really wanted to be better.

OP describes such a person, someone that has genuine remorse for his bad deeds and wants to live his life as good as possible, ie, someone that's found Jesus, I was questioning CL's apparent lack of empathy for that person by comparing what Jesus would've done in that kind of situation.
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RE: A Loaded Question for Christians
December 17, 2016 at 1:04 am
(December 17, 2016 at 1:02 am)ApeNotKillApe Wrote: I hope not. That's not how that works.

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