Sin and Crime

Should murder be a crime?

Should coveting your neighbor's oxen be a crime?

- Yes

- Well, is the oxen cute?

Yes, barring mitigating factors.

No--coveting, envy, jealousy, etc. are sins that haven't been acted on. Thus they should not be considered crimes.

Originally posted by DoctorScribbles
Should murder be a crime?

Should coveting your neighbor's oxen be a crime?

Originally posted by PinkFloyd


No--coveting, envy, jealousy, etc. are sins that haven't been acted on. Thus they should not be considered crimes.

More to the point should using the Lords name in Vain be a crime?

What about not liking mom and dad?

Or working on Sabbath?.....

Or heres an interesting..... Should it be a crime not to believe in yon commandments.......

Its a silly question when taken in context of these ones no?

Basically I think it is being asked -

"Should government take the Levitical statutes and ordinances of the Old Testament and turn them into the secular laws of society punishable by civil penalties? Should we have a Judeo / Christian theocracy?"

Originally posted by jaywill
Basically I think it is being asked -

"Should government take the Levitical statutes and ordinances of the Old Testament and turn them into the secular laws of society punishable by civil penalties? Should we have a Judeo / Christian theocracy?"