Re: ahmanson, etc.

Ted wrote, in part: "I could be wrong, too, Burgy. And I hope my posts have made it clear that I do not share, and never have shared, the belief that OT law should apply in the USA."

It never occurred to me that anyone here shared that evil belief. You, perhaps, least of all. I always appreciate your POVs, whether or not I agree with them.

Ted: "Although I do not believe that marriage should be defined to include same-sex couples, I also do not believe that civil rights (including marriage to a person of the opposite sex) should be denied to any law-abiding person. '

We are closer to agreement here than some might think. My opposition to Bush's ill-conceived amendment (now sponsored by Wayne Allard, senator from my state), is based largely on John mcCain's atguments, and not upon a belief that gay marriage ought to be allowed. On that last issue, I have not taken a position.

It may also interest you to note, that my collaborator for a dozen years on the Boyle project, Michael Hunter, is well known publicly in the UK for being a homosexual. He knows I believe that some of his activities are immoral, and (as an atheist as well as a homosexual) he also believes that some of my opinions are appalling. But we get along generally, well enough to work closely together for a long time. He is, like me, created in God's image, whether or not he believes
it; and I am, like him, going to be judged for my attitudes and actions by a loving, merciful, and just God, whether or not he believes it. One of us (he or me) is wrong about all of this, of course, and I realize it could be me."

Hard to find any fault with that, ted. Your statement reminds me of Judge learned hand's remarks, on May 21, 1944, when he said: "The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure that it is right; it is the spirit which seeks to understand the minds of other men and women; which weighs their interests alongside its own, without bias."

Ted: "Although I do believe that capital punishment can be appropriate for a very limited range of criminal acts,.."

My own opposition to capital punishment is pragmatic. The Illinois cases showed that it is possible -- even probable -- that having such a law will, inevitably, execute someone who is innocent. Of course, this is a digression., so lets drop it.

As we leave Ahmanson, my hope is that you are right about him.

best

Burgy (John Burgeson)

www.burgy.50megs.com/morse.htm (Review of the accursed life of Samuel F. B. Morse)

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Received on Tue Feb 15 15:12:26 2005