And hon, I heard the message from the pulpit yesterday, loud and clear ,about how we should be reflecting (a lot) during Lent on the things we’ve done wrong throughout the previous year, and asking forgiveness.

I admit I was way out of line for attacking, personally, your religious convictions here. That was simply wrong, and I apologize.

I know I can so easily be nothing but a little hate-monkey, on occasion; and for that I have no one to blame but my own self. (Well, maybe I will blame the blogosphere a little too, for inflaming the capacity to be so.)

Giving up chocolate or booze or meat during Lent would be too much of a snap, compared to a real struggle to give up snark (for Lent only though), but I’m gonna try.

And I’m gonna start by apologizing, sincerely, for having attacked your religious values and convictions. I’m sorry, because it was wrong to have done so.

I hope you will accept my apology.

There truly is a big age difference between 15 and 17 because of everything that happens hormonally in that two-year span.

With all of the videos they present in health classes in school, these young men damn well should have known to keep away from any young lady-particularly younger ones and particularly those under the influence-because of any future legal consequences.

Let us not step away from the reasoning that the girl in question was a victim. Intoxication was absolutely her decision. Taking advantage of that intoxication was the decision of the young men. Apparently, the high-schools in Douglasville haven’t been doing their jobs.

The sentence itself however is entirely absurd. Ten years? I know we need to set an example, gentlemen, but this is a bit harsh. I would go so far as to agree with it, though if it were not for the “sexual predator,” title the young man will carry with him for the rest of his life.

Back to the lobbyist and Glenn Richards and the $300 billion dollars gas pipeline… or was the 300 million?

I believe the real point here is the only thing Senator Johnson is responsible for is holding up a bill that would allow a sensible correction of justice. No, I take that back., Senator Johnson is really responsible for being a jackass.

http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/09/25/christians-and-the-republican-party-in-georgia/

Don’t bring this up again. We fought this one already. See [url=http://www.peachpundit.com/2006/09/25/christians-and-the-republican-party-in-georgia/]this thread[/url].

Always the rational voice. You’re no fun!

I wish you had pointed out how this all started with the 15 year old waking up in the hotel room unable to remember anything about the night before. And, calling 911 to report a rape.

Now that would start some commenting.

Will and Spacey: It is just as wrong to demand “Christian justice” as it is to demand “majority opinion justice.” The vehicle to correct the wrong in this instance is the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Anyone petitioning them yet?

And does anyone know if the two girls involved in this case have requested a reduction in Wilson’s sentence?

Great quote Spacey. I love it!

“If you care about changing people’s minds, then you might think about couching your points in terms that others might understand.”

then that would mean I’d have to go dumbing down my own personal babble with retard “couching” and worn-out cliches like this just mouthed by JSM: (And yes, most opinion writing is mere frothy babble. I might babble on, but at least I do not give myself “Christian” airs that it’s anything but opinion-prattle.)

“Whether you like it or not, our Nation has a strong Christian tradition and was built with a strong Christian influence.”

Seems there’s plent of “couching” for the sake of simplicity going on here already without me adding to that plebian mix.

I could care less about changing minds. I do care about pointing-out pompous windbaggery though.

As a person of the Jewish faith, I happen to be ALL for “eye-for-an-eye” justice in this world, whether in politics or in life.

But, Will, Christians loooooong ago rejected the Judaic law of “eye-for-an-eye” in favor of “loving the sinners.”