alt.education

Cary Kittrell wrote:

>In article Josh Rosenbluth writes:
>> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Nobody, well not anybody I know, "chooses" to ignore Biblical law wrt
>> > dealing with insolent children.
>>
>> It ain't the courts. Your beef is with your elected officials.
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>I sure as hell HOPE that the Biblical mandate for dealing
>with insolent children is universally ignored -- because
>the section Bob mentions requires that the neighborhood
>get together and throw stones at the kid until he
>stops moving. Permanently.
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>
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> If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will
> not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother,
> and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto
> them: Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him,
> and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the
> gate of his place; And they shall say unto the elders of his
> city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not
> obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. And all the
> men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so
> shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall
> hear, and fear. -- Deuteronomy 21:18-21
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> He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be
> put to death. -- Exodus 21:17
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>
>This strikes me as a bit of an over-reaction.
>
>
>-- cary

But abortion is ok?

Jd