The state of Texas continues its barbarity tonight with the planned execution of a woman in a wheelchair, Suzanne Basso.
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/woman-set-to-be-executed-in-texas-for-1998-killing
Yes, she is convicted of leading her son and a few others to kill and torture a man for his money.
But is she a threat to society? Really?
A degenerative disease has left her paralyzed. She could be just fed and housed a few years, then allowed peacefully to go to her Maker to face judgment.
But the state of Texas apparently wants to take vengeance on this wreck of a human, ignoring the Bible, God's word: "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Romans 12:19).
God forgive me for the hatred I feel toward Texas.
To read a fictional account of a similar mother and son, see "A House on the Plains" by E. L. Doctorow.
http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2001-06-18#folio=138
Here's a recent interview with Doctorow, now 83 years old, who just published another novel, Andrew's Brain.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/books/review/e-l-doctorow-by-the-book.html?_r=0
A note on hating and killing:
Jesus quoted the Scripture that says "Thou shalt not kill" and went further to link anger, contempt, and name-calling, condemning them all: "...whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire" (Matthew 5:22).
At least the state of Texas is not a single person, so perhaps I can evade hell fire.
Jesus did show anger against institutions in his day that were harming people (Mark 12:38-40, Matthew 21:12-13, Matthew 23).
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/woman-set-to-be-executed-in-texas-for-1998-killing
Yes, she is convicted of leading her son and a few others to kill and torture a man for his money.
But is she a threat to society? Really?
A degenerative disease has left her paralyzed. She could be just fed and housed a few years, then allowed peacefully to go to her Maker to face judgment.
But the state of Texas apparently wants to take vengeance on this wreck of a human, ignoring the Bible, God's word: "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" (Romans 12:19).
God forgive me for the hatred I feel toward Texas.
To read a fictional account of a similar mother and son, see "A House on the Plains" by E. L. Doctorow.
http://archives.newyorker.com/?i=2001-06-18#folio=138
Here's a recent interview with Doctorow, now 83 years old, who just published another novel, Andrew's Brain.
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/19/books/review/e-l-doctorow-by-the-book.html?_r=0
A note on hating and killing:
Jesus quoted the Scripture that says "Thou shalt not kill" and went further to link anger, contempt, and name-calling, condemning them all: "...whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire" (Matthew 5:22).
At least the state of Texas is not a single person, so perhaps I can evade hell fire.
Jesus did show anger against institutions in his day that were harming people (Mark 12:38-40, Matthew 21:12-13, Matthew 23).
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