Don't Kill in Our Names: Families of Murder Victims Speak Out against the Death Penalty
by Rachel King
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Author: Rachel KingEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-01-03
ISBN: 0813531829
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
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Book Review: Christian nation you say?
Summary: 5 Stars
Actually a book that emphasizes an unfortunately rarely heard word, "forgiveness". As difficult as it may be, perhaps that is the ideal this civilized, advanced and cultured society ought to strive for. It's too bad there are too few actual Christians left in the world who take a message and actually attempt to alter the way they do things. With the media and society the way they are, people tend to emphasize paranoia and hatred when it comes to crimes, with almost no emphasis on compassion and forgiveness. Although forgiving is difficult, that forgiveness is not even held up as the ideal ought to make one question people's real motives and dispositions. People seek the infliction of pain or death in the name of compassion for the victims, and somehow they pretend they are noble and serving justice. The families one hears from in this book have not only suffered immensely, but have also done something more profound and difficult than most could imagine. This book is a difficult read because of the subject matter, but many people could learn from it. It is quite beyond me how the people in this book are not held up as ethical models for the rest of us, people who really believe in a principle everyone supposedly also believes (except when it's not convenient, then we like bloody vengeance).
"But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If anyone hits you on the cheek, offer the other also. And if anyone takes away your coat, don't hold back your shirt either." "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. If you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that." But I guess this just never applies. So much for the 'advanced morality' and 'Christian ethic' so many talk about today.
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