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It seems they are alleging negligence not malice in this case. Do you think ANY acts of negligence ever merit punishment? How is this materially different from say a case where someone is fiddling on their phone while driving and runs over a child? In our legal system, we usually punish negligence ...

I never really understood what “white privilege,” was until I started realizing the incredibly different level of opportunity Mennonites raised people have had in North America. I think this a good comparison. Small habits or practices applied regularly over a long period of time add up to somethin...

It's a voluntary choice to be part of a church structure. I happen to be part of a very "institutional" church that also has basically no authoritarian figures; to give you an idea, they got rid of bishops and don't have any office higher than minister or deacon. Government is a bit differ...

What is the most concerning is how they claimed the stuff with Hunter and Ashley's diary wasn't true, when it actually was. It points to a complete lack of integrity. If they can't tell the truth about something like that, how can they be trusted on anything else?

https://www.fox43.com/article/news/crime/lancaster-county-man-accused-of-illegally-euthanizing-4-puppies-appears-in-court-john-stoltzfus/521-c88a9461-6ddc-4dcf-aa4e-bdf870bc4eed Thought this was brought up on here before but cannot locate the thread. The animal-rights crazies want to make it illega...

I'm actually trying to figure out your thinking. Because if we're supposed to obey the law, then obviously lethal self defense and death penalties are acceptable and you don't prescribe to that. Prevention is certainly wise, but not everyone is going to be so fortunate as to avoid every criminals. ...

You sound like my Calvinist friends. 8-) Total Depravity aside, let's keep this discussion where it belongs as a conversation about general leadership, or start a thread up in the "theology" section if you'd like. Anyway, there are ethical and non-ethical moral and immoral people of all s...

Signtist wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 7:19 pm We all know what the Bible says about negligence causing death. Are you suggesting similar courses of action today?

Do you think sinful man today somehow can come up with better justice than God himself did?

Ok, Josh. Do you have kids? I don't remember. Let's suppose you do, and one of your daughters gets raped, and you discover who it is. What does justice for your daughter look like? Suppose one of your sons is murdered, and the killer is caught. What does justice for your dead son look like? I use t...

You sound like my Calvinist friends. 8-) Total Depravity aside, let's keep this discussion where it belongs as a conversation about general leadership, or start a thread up in the "theology" section if you'd like. Anyway, there are ethical and non-ethical moral and immoral people of all s...