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Line 169: − − ::::::: Philip, I don't find your argument persuasive, and don't know why you're pursuing a tangential issue here. Think Jesus was feeling pressure to forgive the woman as a way out of the trap? I don't buy it. Jesus did mercifully forgive those who sought forgiveness. All bets are off for those who do not. − − ::::::: The bigger conflict with Christianity in the story is how it portrays the older people as more sinful -- and more wise -- that the younger ones. That's absurd, and implicitly denies the effectiveness of forgiveness, which is central to Christianity. The adulteress story is an anti-Christian act of vandalism to the Bible, one that should be "reverted" so that others are not misled by it.--[[User:Aschlafly|Aschlafly]] 14:22, 9 April 2008 (EDT)
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, 18:27, April 9, 2008Unsourced and frankly, stupid. Sorry Schlafly.
:::::: I realised that I was only responding to one point. I thought that I'd tackle one point at a time. I think you're surmising more than you are entitled to, as you don't know how much the woman knew compared to how much the soldiers knew. And Jesus may have had a special reason in this case: Because the accusers were using her to try and trap Jesus, Jesus decided to show her extra mercy. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 12:00, 9 April 2008 (EDT)
:::::: I realised that I was only responding to one point. I thought that I'd tackle one point at a time. I think you're surmising more than you are entitled to, as you don't know how much the woman knew compared to how much the soldiers knew. And Jesus may have had a special reason in this case: Because the accusers were using her to try and trap Jesus, Jesus decided to show her extra mercy. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 12:00, 9 April 2008 (EDT)
== Mosaic law ==
== Mosaic law ==