Re: [asa] Torture

On 8/5/08, huiyiing@juno.com <huiyiing@juno.com> wrote:

" I would like to point out that the 10 commandments are
> in a hierarchy of importance. Sometimes, we have to SADLY abandon the
> fulfillment of a commandment in order to fulfill a higher one. >

That's called situational ethics. Although some don't like it, it is
the only way to approach some situations honestly.

I read an essay in the Christian Century last week on lying.

The situation:

A 10 year old boy is aware that his dad comes home drunk most nights.
 At school, in class, his teacher asks him if his dad comes home drunk
most nights.
The boy replies "no."

Who lied?

The essayist argues (well, I think) that it is the teacher who lied,
not the boy.

> Here's a peripheral point. A form of torture was practised in the Old
> Testament. It's found in Deuteronomy 25:1-3.

That appears to be punishment, not torture.

Burgy

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Received on Wed Aug 6 10:50:04 2008