tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post6407064923145470784..comments2024-02-03T08:32:18.692-08:00Comments on On the Contrary: The Bible, Interrogation and the Supreme Court's Miranda RightsMichael Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09485741729327325322noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-1298707570285407092010-08-18T11:41:17.793-07:002010-08-18T11:41:17.793-07:00Interesting article....as a christian lawyer i see...Interesting article....as a christian lawyer i see both sides...yes, it is better for the guilty to confess and take the punishment. However, there is a growing oppression of the abuse of power and authority in the country like never before. Do your homework and you'll find out that our beginnings were not as benign as we've been led to believe...and that the ugly underbelly that we were not allowed to know about is rising to the surface and exposing itself, much like an alligator among us only after it is too late. Realize that as Jesus said, in the end, evil will be good and good will be evil...it therefore, only follows, that the power of the sword to do good will be used against those doing good and will be a sword used to protect evil. Therefore, it is more than ever very necessary to keep power in check...your argument belonged to yesterday's generation. The new generation is showing its head and the innocent and godly will find themselves more and more the ones in front of the interrogators. Restraint will be appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-10173249349402364672010-06-07T17:44:51.781-07:002010-06-07T17:44:51.781-07:00"To establish God's justice and His legal..."To establish God's justice and His legal procedures for mankind, Christians are to resort to the authority of Scripture . . . "<br /><br />Mr. Hoffman, with all due respect, I would modify the above and write:<br /><br />"To establish God's justice and His legal procedures for mankind, Christians are to resort to the authority of The Church . . . "<br /><br />As far as the New Testament is concerned, the Apostles (who essentially were the early Church) preached before the evangelists wrote. The New Testament was a product of The Church -- The Church was not the product of the Bible. <br /><br />You travel a slippery slope by condemning "other traditions of men" since in the minds of some that could condemn the Apostles as well as the pharisees.<br /><br />We don't need any more sabbatarians, thank you.<br /><br />In the end, it is a fallen world and no constitution, nor any method of jurisprudence, will ensure justice. Remember the beatitudes? They refer to eternal, not temporal, rewards. <br /><br />The road to Christian Identity Liberation Theology is paved with Talmudic paranoia. There is no ideal government (or restoration of such) as long as it is implemented by fallen men.<br /><br />Contemplate the crucifix, Mr. Hoffman. Don't become a Christian version of Lenny Bruce.<br /><br />There is what should be and what is. Carry the cross and live firmly in the "what is" for that is the surest way to salvation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-90197058174724542282010-06-06T07:17:58.271-07:002010-06-06T07:17:58.271-07:00"Conservative" justices like Antonin Sca..."Conservative" justices like Antonin Scalia are more likely to argue from the Talmud than the Bible. When they do cite the Bible it is often the Bible filtered through the Talmud (cf. Caperton v. A. T. Massey Coal Co. June 8, 2009, wherein Scalia argued using the Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Aboth).<br /><br />Dear Mr Hoffman, could you give the gist of his argument ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-12908794446533859262010-06-04T10:21:49.844-07:002010-06-04T10:21:49.844-07:00Hey Mike,
It looks to me like you're merely l...Hey Mike,<br /><br />It looks to me like you're merely looking for rationalization to dismiss revelation (the written tradition) and thus your personal accountability.<br /><br />Have you explored the text to see if there is a relevant qualifier attached to this topic that might help you to gain insight? If not you would do well to question your own motives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-57038809599908727992010-06-04T04:26:22.327-07:002010-06-04T04:26:22.327-07:00When "God" interrogated Adam and Eve, th...When "God" interrogated Adam and Eve, they had already partaken of the 'Attractive Nuisance' which he had presented - the forbidden fruit.<br />God had previous stated they would die 'on this day' if they partook of it as well. <br />False statements AND the creation of an attractive nuisance?<br />God might well have told children there was a mermaid at the bottom of his swimming pool.Mike Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09306806761232493509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21240636.post-83309060365360731102010-06-03T16:34:06.552-07:002010-06-03T16:34:06.552-07:00We should expect more Godly rulings from our Supre...We should expect more Godly rulings from our Supreme Court, with six Catholic justices comprising more than a majority, all beyond the reach of AIPAC and the Zionist lobby. Sadly, I'm not very optimistic.Larry Mnoreply@blogger.com