tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post2574792673363445966..comments2023-10-30T08:47:31.863-05:00Comments on The Rambling Prophet: Differing Perspectives on the Death of SaddamTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13090951749017263188noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-64842861162136685912007-01-06T07:59:00.000-05:002007-01-06T07:59:00.000-05:00Earl,
I agree.
The apparent joy and glee many C...Earl,<br /><br />I agree. <br /><br />The apparent joy and glee many Christians have displayed over the dictator's death is mind-boggling. I think he was a dictator created by America; then, destroyed by America.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090951749017263188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-25848095586335527942007-01-06T00:49:00.000-05:002007-01-06T00:49:00.000-05:00Good post. Saddam's death was troubling in how it ...Good post. Saddam's death was troubling in how it was carried out.Earl Flaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01584442452339568792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-24625764925364953662007-01-05T10:11:00.000-05:002007-01-05T10:11:00.000-05:00Stu,
Thanks for the comment. I will check out the...Stu,<br /><br />Thanks for the comment. I will check out the post you reference. <br /><br />Unfortunately the ghost of Saddam will impact history far more greatly than he ever has.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090951749017263188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-48034552760518374032007-01-05T05:01:00.000-05:002007-01-05T05:01:00.000-05:00Thanks for the insight into people's thinking and ...Thanks for the insight into people's thinking and rationale on cpital punishment.<br /><br />It's worth reading "How Saddam Killed the Death Penalty..."<br /><br />http://paralleldivergence.com/2007/01/05/how-saddam-killed-the-death-penalty/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-41910882731365366302007-01-04T22:33:00.000-05:002007-01-04T22:33:00.000-05:00Steve,
I have been rethinking my stand on the dea...Steve,<br /><br />I have been rethinking my stand on the death penalty. Romans 13:4 is always the "go to" passage in favor of it; esp in SB thought. <br /><br />I am persuaded that the sword is meant more as a deterrent. This is the only place it is even vaguely adressed in the NT and the issue is even more sticky when you consider the only victim of capital punishment in the NT was Jesus Himself, albeit condemned innocently. <br /><br />I have NEVER heard that adequately addressed by SB thinkers and the implication it has on the SB stand on capital punishment.<br /><br />In no other issue is the OT haphazardly dipped into than on this one.Tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090951749017263188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32640004.post-432214505673481752007-01-04T22:01:00.000-05:002007-01-04T22:01:00.000-05:00Sobering post. Thank you for articulating some thi...Sobering post. Thank you for articulating some things that I couldn't put my finger on. I, too, am appalled by the responses you quoted in favor of the death penalty in this situation. And especially to defend the very method used?! Ouch.<br /><br />I was unaware that anyone ever believed Romans 13 to be referring to execution. I (naively?) always read that as a deterrent.<br /><br />Thanks for speaking on this, Tony. I'm completely with you on this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com