Thursday, March 13, 2008

Condemnation?



John 8:4-11 (New International Version)

4and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. 5In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?" 6They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. 7When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." 8Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

9At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. 10Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"

11"No one, sir," she said.
"Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."

Why do we condemn others?

In first semester of first year at Mac, I sat in my Cultural Studies tutorial and listened to the arguments supporting images of homosexual parents in "Play School":

The children need to understand this is normal in our society from a young, pliable-minded age.

I wouldn't have it. I opened my mouth and spoke. I spoke and I spoke and I didn't shut my mouth until the bell rang.
Nobody talked to me after class. My tutor shook her head at me: Your argument is religious. It's not valid.

In first semester of second year at USyd, I sat in my Psychology for Social Work tutorial and listened to the murmurs of agreement regarding images of homosexual parents in "Play School".

Children need to see that there is this 'difference' in our society.

I kept quiet.

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