The Death Penalty

[James Griffin]

Originally Posted by ReformedDave

I'm of the conviction that in the US we have no objective basis for our standard of punishment. Our system is arbitrary and inconsistent at best. It obviously is not working.

How does one(or a government) deem sufficient and appropriate punishment?
How do you KNOW that drug use should not be a lifetime offense? Is this knowledge even possible?

If you are resorting to such existential relativism how do I know I exist or that you posted to this forum?

[ReformedDave]

Originally Posted by James Griffin

If you are resorting to such existential relativism how do I know I exist or that you posted to this forum?

If you don't really want to deal with the heart of the issue, that's fine but as I see it public morality reflects social convention, nothing more than that and that is a mockery of God and His word especially when a large percentage of our population call themselves Christians.