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Why Universal Health Care Is Not a Right

By ⋅ September 3, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Universal Health Care is not a right.  There, I’ve said it, and there’s no contradiction when it comes to being a Christian, as some might think. You see, there are articles like this one that would have you believe that those that do not believe that every person deserves health care simply for living are [...]

Capital Punishment: Justice, Jesus and the Cross

By ⋅ March 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

We start this round finally making progress in our debate on the Death Penalty. For starters, Amanda admits that she does not believe the Death Penalty to be just. This necessitates that she’s not providing mercy for the convicted convict, but instead arguing for justice for the convict, and therefore negates her previous statement that [...]

You Can’t Have Mercy Without Justice

By ⋅ March 6, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

One of the hardest things when it comes to a debate is to realize both what is your key point and where you are weak. You also need to know exactly what things you can afford to compromise on and what you cannot. In this debate I’m having with Amanda, she believes that mercy is [...]

What is Mercy? Who Decides What is Just?

By ⋅ March 3, 2008 ⋅ One comment

These questions are at the heart of a debate I’m having with Amanda over the topic of Capital punishment. In this debate, Mercy is a red herring– a diversion. First, our working definition is flawed1 . Mercy ties in compassion and has the flavor of sparing someone from a negative consequence, rather than just not [...]

Mercy and Justice in Capital Punishment

By ⋅ February 28, 2008 ⋅ 5 comments

When you think “Capital Punishment” I bet the first thought that crosses your mind is not “mercy.” In fact, in Amanda’s opening statement she believes that sparing someone the death penalty is both merciful and just. When I first started trying to respond to this line of thought, I had the problem of pinning down [...]

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