The "let he who is without sin, cast the first stone" incident is one of the most well-known lessons of the Bible. A woman, who had been caught in the act of adultery was brought to Jesus Christ by the scribes (see Lawyers) and Pharisees (see Who Were The Pharisees?) as a test to see if the Messiah was a liberal in matters of the Law of God. In response to their deceitful query, He didn't condemn the woman, not because He was a liberal, not because He condoned her sin, but because the men who brought the woman to Him were Hypocrites. He was the only person there that day who was free of sin, the only one who had the right to "cast the first stone." He didn't stone her (or her accusers), but instead forgave her and told her to "sin no more." Otherwise, the day is coming when she, if she didn't thereafter repent, won't be stoned, but will be burned - along with the hypocrites who brought her to Him that day, if they didn't thereafter repent of their sin: by Wayne Blank
If those Christian fanaticals show up to the funeral and someone took the fanatical nut jobs out, I could not with every fiber of my soul convict the person who did it, especially if it was a family member. They give Christians a bad name.
A funeral should be respected. It is a time of goodbye, a sacred last act for a person you love. No-one has the right to disrupt that or to take that away from Mr Ledger's family. The law should definitely prevent WBC from picketing! I voted for the ''I would send them home in wheelchairs'' option, because I can't understand people who want to disrupt a funeral. I'm not a Christian, but the way I've always understood Christianity is that it is (or at least should be) a religion of forgiveness, not judgement. According to the gospels, Christ himself forgave sinners (and I am firmly convinced that homosexuals are NOT sinners!!!). If Christ, the figure most worshipped in Christian religion after God, forgives them, what gives mere PEOPLE the right to take over His role and judge others in His place? Somehow I'm quite convinced that Christ wouldn't have said ''go and disrupt that funeral.'' And even the Biblical phrases they quote say that ''God's wrath will come down'', NOT the people's wrath.Dont get me wrong, I have nothing against homosexuals and/or Christians, but I can't stand religious bigots who don't even allow someone peace at his own funeral. The law should prevent them, or Mr Ledger's family, as far as I'm concerned, are allowed to send them home in wheelchairs. D. Löhnen,The Netherlands
I saw them picketing one day... I wanted to drive my car into the crowd but wasn't sure it would make it through the barricade with enough force to do more than scare them. If they think God is on their side why were they hiding behind heavy steel baricades?
personally I believe that God looks down more on small minded bigots who desecrate other people's funerals.... If heaven is full of those bloody fanatical wierdos, give me Hell with Heath Ledger any day! His poor family...
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The "let he who is without sin, cast the first stone" incident is one of the most well-known lessons of the Bible. A woman, who had been caught in the act of adultery was brought to Jesus Christ by the scribes (see Lawyers) and Pharisees (see Who Were The Pharisees?) as a test to see if the Messiah was a liberal in matters of the Law of God. In response to their deceitful query, He didn't condemn the woman, not because He was a liberal, not because He condoned her sin, but because the men who brought the woman to Him were Hypocrites. He was the only person there that day who was free of sin, the only one who had the right to "cast the first stone." He didn't stone her (or her accusers), but instead forgave her and told her to "sin no more." Otherwise, the day is coming when she, if she didn't thereafter repent, won't be stoned, but will be burned - along with the hypocrites who brought her to Him that day, if they didn't thereafter repent of their sin: by Wayne Blank
If those Christian fanaticals show up to the funeral and someone took the fanatical nut jobs out, I could not with every fiber of my soul convict the person who did it, especially if it was a family member. They give Christians a bad name.
A funeral should be respected. It is a time of goodbye, a sacred last act for a person you love. No-one has the right to disrupt that or to take that away from Mr Ledger's family. The law should definitely prevent WBC from picketing! I voted for the ''I would send them home in wheelchairs'' option, because I can't understand people who want to disrupt a funeral. I'm not a Christian, but the way I've always understood Christianity is that it is (or at least should be) a religion of forgiveness, not judgement. According to the gospels, Christ himself forgave sinners (and I am firmly convinced that homosexuals are NOT sinners!!!). If Christ, the figure most worshipped in Christian religion after God, forgives them, what gives mere PEOPLE the right to take over His role and judge others in His place? Somehow I'm quite convinced that Christ wouldn't have said ''go and disrupt that funeral.'' And even the Biblical phrases they quote say that ''God's wrath will come down'', NOT the people's wrath.Dont get me wrong, I have nothing against homosexuals and/or Christians, but I can't stand religious bigots who don't even allow someone peace at his own funeral. The law should prevent them, or Mr Ledger's family, as far as I'm concerned, are allowed to send them home in wheelchairs. D. Löhnen,The Netherlands
I saw them picketing one day... I wanted to drive my car into the crowd but wasn't sure it would make it through the barricade with enough force to do more than scare them. If they think God is on their side why were they hiding behind heavy steel baricades?
I would crucify the bastardsPaul Bristol
Amen to that!
personally I believe that God looks down more on small minded bigots who desecrate other people's funerals.... If heaven is full of those bloody fanatical wierdos, give me Hell with Heath Ledger any day! His poor family...