Tag: justice
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Beaten Back
Introduction In this article, we consider briefly whether incarceration or public judicial corporal punishment offers a more humane treatment of criminal offenders. Though the idea of public caning, or some alternative of the practice, stirs a visceral reaction in many, we should note the practice is rooted both in Scripture and world history. I base…
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Life For Life
On November 26, 1981, in Leetown, MS, James Billiot killed his stepfather, mother, and 14-year-old stepsister with an 8-pound sledgehammer. It was a gruesome crime. The State sentenced Billiot to death in December 1982. Today, 40-years-later, he is still on death row. Billiot is one of thirty-five folks on Mississippi’s death row. They’ve been there…
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The Bright Side of Afghan Refugees in America
It’s widely agreed the situation in Afghanistan is a complete disaster. The decision to remove troops from the country resulted in the sudden displacement of tens of thousands of Afghanis, and the death of many more. Estimates are that the United States has received between 30,000 to 50,000 folks who need support for housing, employment,…
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Slow to Speak
This week, I was going to discuss the error of liberation theology, but there are yet more stories about police officers killing young, black men. We are hearing of Daunte Wright, of Minnesota, Adam Toledo of Chicago, and, most recently, Peyton Ham of Leonardtown, Maryland. These events are deeply concerning to us, as Christians. Every…
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The Godly Discipline of Reserving Judgment
It is sinful either to be biased toward young, black men or police officers. Perhaps the killing was self-defense and justified. Perhaps it was murder and worthy of capital punishment itself. As we navigate these tumultuous times, your Christian testimony will shine brightly as you both denounce criminality, wherever it exists, and uphold the biblical…
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