27 Sep 13
Originally posted by sonhouseTheft is theft.
It is just simple theft or is there more to it from a theological viewpoint?
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/02/2012/i-am-a-thief-a-plagiarist-i-am-not-an-author/
Plain and simple.
It doesn't matter what gets stolen.
Thieves are the lowest of the low.
I would give them the death penalty.
Failing that I would make sure that the prison they are in was not a holiday camp.
27 Sep 13
Originally posted by sonhouseWhilst the theists ponder this, it brings to mind the story of the enthusiastic undergraduate who presents his essay to his professor for marking.
It is just simple theft or is there more to it from a theological viewpoint?
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/02/2012/i-am-a-thief-a-plagiarist-i-am-not-an-author/
It comes back with 'All excellent, apart from one small punctuation error.'
He turns to his professor and asks him what silly mistake he made.
'Oh' muses the don ' I thought it was obvious. You just forgot the quotation marks at the beginning and the end.'
27 Sep 13
Thanks for posting that interesting link sonhouse. I suppose that Kristal Singletary woman got some sort of kick from passing off stories that she liked as her own, a bit like those players on this site who pass off the work of Fritz and Houdini as their own.
I guess if you're not very good at anything and perhaps come from a family of losers and deadbeats, then you'll resort to anything to get a bit of respect from people, even if you know, deep down, that it's thoroughly undeserved. A better path would be to actually achieve something through hard work and dedication.
27 Sep 13
Originally posted by sonhouseIt's not really theological, it's more of a moral question. But theft is theft.
It is just simple theft or is there more to it from a theological viewpoint?
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/02/2012/i-am-a-thief-a-plagiarist-i-am-not-an-author/
You see it here in the forum quite often, especially from the Jehovah's Witneses, dasa and RJHinds who plagarise frequently and have been repeatedly called out over it.
27 Sep 13
Originally posted by Fat LadyThere is this song by Tom Lehrer, Lobachevsky:
Thanks for posting that interesting link sonhouse. I suppose that Kristal Singletary woman got some sort of kick from passing off stories that she liked as her own, a bit like those players on this site who pass off the work of Fritz and Houdini as their own.
I guess if you're not very good at anything and perhaps come from a family of losers and deadbea ...[text shortened]... deserved. A better path would be to actually achieve something through hard work and dedication.
Don't let anything evade your eyes, but PLAGAIRIZE PLAGAIRIZE PLAGAIRIZE!
27 Sep 13
I found a competition that Kristal Singletary won back in 2007:
http://valleyofthesunrw.com/hot-prospects-contest/previous-contest-winners/
Division: ROMANTIC SUSPENSEI suppose the story that won that competition might have been her own work, but I'd be inclined to think not.
1st Place: Wilderness Mafia by Kristal Hinds Singletary
27 Sep 13
Originally posted by johnnylongwoodyFor if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. (Matthew 6:14-15 KJV)http://www.redhotpawn.com/board/newthread.php?forumid=23
Theft is theft.
Plain and simple.
It doesn't matter what gets stolen.
Thieves are the lowest of the low.
I would give them the death penalty.
Failing that I would make sure that the prison they are in was not a holiday camp.
27 Sep 13
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Originally posted by sonhouseOf all the sins mentioned in the Bible, this one will be considered too petty to even call a sin. It is the one that Christ would have a good laugh at and shake his head with disbelief that people make such a big fuss over that when they commit greater sins without batting an eyelid.
It is just simple theft or is there more to it from a theological viewpoint?
http://www.thepassivevoice.com/02/2012/i-am-a-thief-a-plagiarist-i-am-not-an-author/
If anyone thinks a sin is a sin and all are ranked equally is a moron.
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27 Sep 13
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Originally posted by Rajk999What sins are justified in the quest to save a soul?
Of all the sins mentioned in the Bible, this one will be considered too petty to even call a sin. It is the one that Christ would have a good laugh at and shake his head with disbelief that people make such a big fuss over that when they commit greater sins without batting an eyelid.
If anyone thinks a sin is a sin and all are ranked equally is a moron.
27 Sep 13
Originally posted by johnnylongwoodyDoesn't the bible say something about making theifs work for what they stole instead of imprisoning them?
Theft is theft.
Plain and simple.
It doesn't matter what gets stolen.
Thieves are the lowest of the low.
I would give them the death penalty.
Failing that I would make sure that the prison they are in was not a holiday camp.
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27 Sep 13
Originally posted by Rajk999Maybe we can explore it this way:
Im not sure that there is such a thing as a justifiable sin in the Bible. There are understandable sins and forgiveable sins and petty sins.
What sins are understandable or forgivable, or can be regarded as petty, if committed in the quest to save a soul?
Behind this question is the thought that saving a soul has been held to be of such value by some, that pretty intense things have been done for its sake.
27 Sep 13
Originally posted by Rajk999I would think that you can steal some food that isn't yours if you're starving to death. I would call that justifiable theft.
Im not sure that there is such a thing as a justifiable sin in the Bible. There are understandable sins and forgiveable sins and petty sins.