One quick point from way back in this thread..."An eye for an eye" The lesson of this is NOT REVENGE! It's to have the punishment fit the crime... I hate it when people say "An eye for and everyone ends up blind".. show's they have no idea what they're talking about...
And 'forgive us our trespasses..." Why doesn't it work? Because not everyone is x-tian, and ascribes to those beliefs... thank gods...