On 30 May 2014 23:05, Samiya Illias <samiyaill...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 30-May-2014, at 3:19 pm, LizR <lizj...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 30 May 2014 17:47, Samiya Illias <samiyaill...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 30-May-2014, at 10:03 am, LizR <lizj...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 30 May 2014 16:29, Samiya Illias <samiyaill...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I don't form views on God's wisdom. >>> >> >> That's very convenient for you. The only view you've needed to form is >> that it IS God's wisdom, a view for which the main evidence is that lots of >> people told you it. >> >> I believe that the arabic Quran has been revealed for our guidance >> through divine decree because I've studied it and am convinced that this is >> not a human work! >> >> I must admit I also find it hard to believe that human beings would write > something which says that people should be stoned to death > > > No where is stoning to death prescribed in the Quran as a form of > punishment for any crime. It is mentioned as one of the threats made by the > non-believers to many of the prophets and the believers, as a punishment > for their faith in one God. > > The only crime for which death sentence is prescribed in the Quran is > murder. > > An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
Well, apart from the last person, who still has one eye and becomes King. However, seriously, you think the death sentence is appropriate for ANY crime? There is always some doubt. If you kill someone and find out they were innocent, you can't undo it. David Bain was let out of prison after 13 years because the convinction for murder was unsound. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to everything-list@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
