Apr 13, 2016
7:21:54am
7:21:54am
Repentance is different than punishment. In many situations adding
"punishment" for the sake of accountability doesn't gain the sinner anything.
Look at the case of the Prodigal Son. The father could have easily been justified for heaping additional punishment on his boy for his poor choices. Instead, he told the older son who wanted JUSTICE that his son had already suffered enough, it was time to repent. The Son who made the correct choice will always be ahead. The one who sinned knew what he did and payed for it. There was no need for additional punishment for the sake of punishment.
So sure, I DO believe that suffering something awful as a result of poor choices is punishment enough. It's not complete repentance, but it's the first step.
Look at the case of the Prodigal Son. The father could have easily been justified for heaping additional punishment on his boy for his poor choices. Instead, he told the older son who wanted JUSTICE that his son had already suffered enough, it was time to repent. The Son who made the correct choice will always be ahead. The one who sinned knew what he did and payed for it. There was no need for additional punishment for the sake of punishment.
So sure, I DO believe that suffering something awful as a result of poor choices is punishment enough. It's not complete repentance, but it's the first step.
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4/13/16 5:49am
It sounds horrible. But I'll wait to hear something from a credible source before I give my opinion.
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They didn't report a crime. They spent several months finding cases at BYU who were willing to voice
4/13/16 10:24am
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In sum, I'm waiting for more info to come out on a heated issue. You reached a conclusion before this story came out
4/13/16 10:36am
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this is complex - I'm undecided. But you're saying - do drugs and get raped then you get to stay in school. Do drugs
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the problem though is that if we kick her out of school then no girl in her situation would report the rape and the
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4/13/16 6:41am
in a false accusation case at least it gets to a hearing - in a "you're kicked out of school guarantee" then the rapist
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the reality is this - if you expel her - she won't report and the rapist stays on campus and goes unpunished. It's a
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so let God judge. the question is.... is it a good policy to expel a girl who reports her rape and admits to an honor
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