Friday, July 9, 2010

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. -- Edmund Burke

Fortunately good men and women have taken up the cause of Sakineh Ashtiani and saved her from stoning -- but perhaps not death by hanging. Now is not the time to hold back.

Another, rather different quotation, but one more directly relevant:

John 8:

3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.

5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou?

6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.

7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.

8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.

10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?

11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

1 comment:

Rotterdam said...

Very sad that these Islamists are defended by the hard left.
Weather its a Iranian stoning law, or a honour killing in Mississauga.

To the hard left, all cultures are equal.

No, I am wrong. To them, Israeli and Western culture are actually inferior.