The Psycopathology of Evil Children

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Thus the unsaid doctrine of "Leave it at the apostolic alter!". Pray while trembling and having a few "Mmm shaka!"'s shouted in your face, and no one has to deal with any issues afterwards. If anyone DOES that just means the prayers and "Mmm Shaka!"'s weren't loud and forceful enough.

...or you did not receive the blessing of the mmm Shaka!

Fact is, I have not found any church that is equipped to handle a person who may have grown up like little Beth. She has exceptional parents who recognizes that there were big problems. For the most part, children like this go unnoticed or are cast aside as rebellious.

It is amazing to me that a 6-year-old acted out on an act that was done to her repeatedly while she was one-year-old. This goes to show us humans that people have reasons why they are the way they are. We may not always be aware of those reasons, but our subconscious is. And so is God.

So yes, I agree that maybe God judges, not based upon appearance, but upon all that he knows about us and what happens to us in our lifetime.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

...or you did not receive the blessing of the mmm Shaka!

Fact is, I have not found any church that is equipped to handle a person who may have grown up like little Beth. She has exceptional parents who recognizes that there were big problems. For the most part, children like this go unnoticed or are cast aside as rebellious.

I wonder what she is like today. I wonder what she would be like if her parents told her she was just a very bad sinner for doing those things and had not gotten her any help?

[AreYouReady?]

Originally Posted by ILG

I wonder what she is like today. I wonder what she would be like if her parents told her she was just a very bad sinner for doing those things and had not gotten her any help?

The Good Lord knew just who to put those children with.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by AreYouReady?

The Good Lord knew just who to put those children with.

Well sometimes those children are with horrible parents. They usually end up in prison or mentally insane.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by ILG

Well sometimes those children are with horrible parents. They usually end up in prison or mentally insane.

Most evil adults are evil because of their childhood.
Say Beth didn't get help and as an adult she kidnapped, tortured and killed 3 or 4 children. How quick would we be to call for the death penalty for her evil?

Would we be justified in putting an untreated 24 year old Beth to death, given her background?

[Timmy]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Most evil adults are evil because of their childhood.
Say Beth didn't get help and as an adult she kidnapped, tortured and killed 3 or 4 children. How quick would we be to call for the death penalty for her evil?

Would we be justified in putting an untreated 24 year old Beth to death, given her background?

When Paul did wrong, it wasn't him sinning. It was the sin within him.

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

Most evil adults are evil because of their childhood.
Say Beth didn't get help and as an adult she kidnapped, tortured and killed 3 or 4 children. How quick would we be to call for the death penalty for her evil?

Would we be justified in putting an untreated 24 year old Beth to death, given her background?

Good questions. I believe in the death penalty in extreme cases but not in all cases of murder.