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Thread #21447   Message #231821
Posted By: Lonesome EJ
22-May-00 - 12:09 PM
Thread Name: Godless 'hymns' or Atheism Church Music?
Subject: RE: BS: Godless 'hymns' or Atheism Church Music?
Mrr, I don't want to get into a discussion of whether capital punishment is or isn't justifiable, but I would say that the execution of an individual for crimes committed is not an act of anger, but of puinishment and retribution. A better example of what I was talking about would be a jealous ex-boyfriend who murders his former love, or, to use a Biblical example(if I may be so bold) the slaying of Able by Cain. Your example of inadvertant death from feeding the starving is valid, but demonstrates that the accomplishment of good must consist of more than merely good intent. This however doesn't negate the source of the intent- the recognition and desire to do good. To feed the starving concentration camp prisoners is easily recognized as the right thing to do, the method of doing so called for more thought.