BCITORGB wrote:
TnT says:
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JC goes to Washington, and I am His news media spokesman. You ask me
what He is up to, and I with my inside info try to keep you informed.
Does this work for you?

If so, Why don't you start the first chapter. TnT
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In essence, we've strarted the first chapter. I asked about JC's
position on capital punishment. What I'm curious about, heathen that
I
am, can we find anything in the bible which shows JC to have been for
or against capital punishment. My impression is that advocating for
capital punishment would inconsistent with everything (very little, I
admit) I've ever read about JC.

So, you're the Christian, you tell me.

frtzw906

This being JC's first day in Washington, and having not even got His
office established, He is immediately faced with the difficult issue of
capital punishment, and whether it should be allowed or not, for civil
authorities to condemn men to death, and execute them.

JC being a part of the inner circle of the Godhood, and being privvy to
the inner workings, and being present and actively involved at the time
of the Creation, Loves His Creation with an Infinite Love. It
greviously distresses Him to see men killing men. Whether on the
battlefield, or the back alley, or the abortion table, or the death row
cell. That we can justify spending billions to build a new nuclear
submarine that can pack more destructive energy inside its own hull
than was dropped in the entirety of the second world war, and yet
cannot see our way clear to build more and bigger wharehouses to store
individuals who have proved their inability to live peaceably with
their neighbor, seems contraditory!

JC hates killing, and in particular the kind that is called murder. As
a state legislator He even wrote laws to that effect, "Thou shalt not
murder!". Now as a congressmen in Washington, everyone is watching to
see what he will advocate, and do, to solve the perplexing issues that
Washington faces.

His general position is well known, and referred to as the "higher
laws," though that is a bit nebulous, it has a nice ring to it. All
politicians, being politicians, love to appear to take the high road,
and to not be accused of taking the low road through life. Ironically,
most all politicians have taken the low road to get to Washington! JC
being the only unigue example in recorded history to have, in fact,
done so by actually taking the High road.

Most politicians also recognize the advantage of being able to say that
JC is on their side, and supports their cause. Because of His sterling
reputation, many various lobbist and special interest groups are
putting a lot of pressure on Him to make a decision regarding capital
punishment that would support their cause.

Those who are interested in building bigger boats want the limited
money spent on their pet projects, instead of building bigger
wharehouses. This gives them ample opportunity to pocket a little on
the side. Sometimes they shadow their interest with the diversion, that
these individual that are beyond reformation, should just be
eliminated, and so save a bunch of the taxpayers money. Ironically all
of the various lobbist, have their special interest, and it eventually
always comes down to money, and where it should be spent, and where it
should be cut. But all the money will be spent, and the taxpayers will
not save any money after all.

Very few are actually interested in penal reform, or concern for the
inmate on death row. Many of those who are infavor of building bigger
and better wharehouses, are not so much interested trully in the
inmate, as in maintaining their own cushy job of spending a lot of
money on their own pet projects, whereby a certain amount finds itself
into their pockets as well. However it does make them feel better to
say they care!

JC having created every living soul, and knowing their very heart,
knows that each of these individuals that are being held on death row
are not beyond reformation, and knowing that the very lobbist and
politicians that are protesting and advocating certain actions, some
for and some against, have all kinds of ulterior motives.

Their hearts are no better than the heart of these murders. The
politicians, possibly even having committed murder to get to the very
hallowed halls from which they now jostle each other! The only
difference being they did not get caught! Like a bunch of wild
animals, willing to devour each other, if someone only gets in their
way. However even the animals don't kill without cause, usually because
they are hungry, and none of these fatcat politicians look very hungry!

JC sat down near the end of the day, knowing that He had to make a
decision, and contemplating what he should do. In light of the sorry
state of the legal system, which is another issue for another chapter,
it currently takes twenty years for a deathrow inmate to exhaust all of
his appeals, JC came up with the following law.

"For each inmate on death row, and for all those who are concerned
about a specific inmate, each must visit the particular inmate every
day for the twenty, 20 years of his detention while waiting for
appeals, and get to know the inmate intimately. After these 20 years,
those who meet the requirement of having been there every day during
the 20 years, and having made the effort to get to know the inmate
intimately, will be given the opportunity to present their case to the
rest of those who have as well met the above criteria.

Then they will all vote as to whether the inmate, having lost his
appeals, will be put to death if the simple majority of those who care
enough to have met the above criteria, decide that this would be best
for society at large, and the call for justice in general.

Be it understood, that JC, though He is very busy with His hectic
schedule in Washington, being God, plans to meet with each inmate on
death row, each day of their 20 year internment, and will not only act
as their attorney through out the appeal process, but at the required
meeting after 20 years of all other trully concerned parties, in which
He will act as an advocate for grace and forgiveness, toward the
inmate. Since He knows the inmate intimately and has been working in
the inmates heart to change the thoughts and intents of the inmates
heart, the inmate knows that he has the opportunity to change the
direction of his life, and often infact there is evidence of a
miraculous change in the inmate that is obvious to all.

Be it also understood that JC will be working everyday for those 20
years, in the hearts of all the truly concerned parties, who in most
cases are not much different than the inmate. To change their hearts
and minds, and to fill them with compassion and understanding toward
all their fellow men, and specifically, forgiveness toward the death
row inmate who offended them so grieviously.

IF after all this, the vote is to put the inmate to death, the
authorities are ordered to exercise the civil law, and order the
capital punishment of the inmate!

This expression of the Higher Law should be put into effect
immediately, and all men subject to its enforcement. "

JC having had a busy day of interacting with all the various politician
and lobbist, and having totally exhausted his staff, encouraged us all
to go home and rest, because we have a busy day tomorrow.

However for Himself, being full of energy, and with His great
compassion, set it upon Himself to go out and check on the wellfare of
all the current inmates in all the jails in all the world, as well as
all the current concerned parties, and unconcerned parties, and all
other individuals in the whole world as well. He having made this His
practice since the beginning of time anyway, does not find the
enforcement of the Higher law puts any overwhelming strain or burden on
His regimen. Actually He is glad to get more people actively involved
in this work of reforming mens hearts, and truly concerned about those
who have been lost in the hopelessness of prison.

JC is now looking forward to His next day in Washington, knowing that
good and God will prevail!

This report is filed by TnT 3/5/05