And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones.Achan, found guilty of stealing, is punished by having have his entire immediate family, livestock and possessions stoned, then burned.
~ King James version ~
Each person is responsible for him or herself.
~ possible Taoist alternative ~
Each person is responsible for their own self (which, of course, may be nothing more than illusion anyway). If society deems it necessary to punish, the punishment should fit the crime and it should pertain solely to the guilty party, not anyone else connected by blood or social ties.
If you're interested in reading more from this experimental series, go to the Tao Bible Index page.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments are unmoderated, so you can write whatever you want.