josephw, you seem to have backed yourself into the most peculiar corner. If there was some sort of declaration about capital punishment, human authority, and your god figure, that you need to row back from, then perhaps you should just do so.
Originally posted by josephw Genesis 9:6
Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.
Capital punishment is sanctioned by God.
There is capital punishment here in Indonesia. When it is used, do you think it is "sanctioned by God" rather than administered under "human authority" in your view?
Originally posted by josephw You're replying out of context, but I guess you have to get your dig in. If you've read anything I've said about euthanasia in this thread you'd know what I think about it. I had a bit of an epiphany after Kewpie weighed in, but fmf's question about what I think should be the policy concerning euthanasia on a state level I deemed unworthy to answer.
So until Kewpie weighed in you had a different view. Did you learn something or did some meagre amount of empathy suddenly rise up from inside?