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Old 09-15-2008, 01:07 AM
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BUt today, when we do not have the prophets nor the audible voice of God, why would a civil society choose stoning over hanging?
Do you mean to say that the only times stoning was carried out in the history of national Israel was when a prophet or the auduble voice of God commanded it? I tend to doubt that. And since they had at their disposal what are in your view more humane methods of execution, there must be a reason God determined that it would be the bloody and entail audience participation. Why do think that was?
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So, does society have an obligation now to kill the convcited in the most humane way that they can think of?
I think the law of God shows us the answer is no. He could have prescribed hanging, but did not.
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