Really. Look at the stories we've read.
Eve-The reason we have sin in our lives.
Helen-Caused a war.
Jocasta-Ummm...Yeah
Whatsherface Agamemnon's wife-Just screwed everyone's joy of victory up.
What do all of these characters have in common? They're all women. They're all to blame for tragedy.
Okay, so, MAYBE I don't believe any of this, and I'm just trying to tick Malory off.
Eve was not the ONLY one to blame for sin, although, she is far from innocent.
Helen. I'm not so convinced that SHE is to blame for the war, or the pride and jealousy of the men in her life.
Jocasta.....Yeah....She screwed up. Sicko.
Agamemnon's wife.....she was only avenging her daughter's life. Odd how there seems to be no consequence for her from the God who took the sacrifice in the first place, isn't it? Just thinkin out loud.
Ol' Aggie's wife brings up an interesting topic. Life for a life.
How do we feel about the death penalty, my young freshie friends? Is killing a man justified just because he killed another? And I wonder this not only in society, but in the life of a Christ follower, who has been told to "turn the other cheek", and "Bless those who persecute" them.
Discuss the whole death penalty thing. Not so much the women thing.
Dive Deep.
Drown Willingly.
Jeremy
I have to say, when it comes to the death penalty, I don't believe in it. I don't think man has the right to decide whether a man lives or dies based on his actions.
ReplyDeleteThis may be super touchy, and I never personally experienced it (thank goodness), but I don't understand the families of murder victims. They want the murderer of their loved one to die, or pay back what he took. To me, that seems just as wrong as what the murderer did. If you really want to punish him, make him sit in jail and live with what he did. I don't know, but it just looks like encouraging revenge to me. However, that's an extremely touchy subject, and if I offended anyone, I apologize. Again, I've never had to experience that kind of emotional trauma and am not sure if a person can be held accountable for his actions while under said trauma.