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jurisprudence

Making a Murderer: A Review

December 27, 2015 by Randal

Imagine being convicted for a crime you didn’t commit, the horrid crime of a violent assault and attempted rape. And then imagine going to prison for 18 years for that crime. And then imagine that you are finally exonerated of the crime after DNA establishes your innocence. And then further evidence comes to light that […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: criminal justice, documentary, jurisprudence, Making a Murderer, Netflix, review, Steven Avery

Another illustration of the deep problems with imputation theories of atonement

July 29, 2015 by Randal

In the past I have pointed out the problems with the concept of guilt imputation upon which penal substitution depends. (See for example, “The Death of Jesus, the rape of a woman, and a concept called ‘Imputation’” and “A footnote on guilt imputation.”) The problem is that guilty is not transferable between parties. If Jones […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atonement, imputation, jurisprudence, justice, penal substitution

Solitary Nation: A foretaste of hell?

April 23, 2014 by Randal

Yesterday I watched the latest documentary from the wonderful PBS program “Frontline”. The documentary is called “Solitary Nation” and it is part of a two-part series on the criminal justice system in America which is called “Locked-Up in America.” You can watch the documentaries online here. The film focuses on several months in the solitary […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: criminal justice, Frontline, hell, jurisprudence, justice, punishment, review, Solitary Nation

43. Can pedophiles be saved? A conversation with Scott Drennan

April 18, 2014 by Randal

Over the last year we’ve tackled many topics on the Tentative Apologist Podcast from big bang cosmology to biblical interpretation. But no topic is as difficult or immediately gripping as the topic of this podcast. Today we are tackling the topic of pedophiles: their crimes … and their redemption. Redemption? To many, talk of redeeming and restoring these […]

Filed Under: Podcast, Podcast-The Tentative Apologist, The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: ethics, jurisprudence, pedophile, redemption, retributive justice, salvation, sex offender, sin

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