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retributive justice

The Problem with Hell in One Cartoon

April 20, 2016 by Randal

I’m a long time fan of Gary Larson’s comic strip The Far Side and this cartoon is one of my favorites. Not only does it capture the bizarre, off-beat humor for which The Far Side is justly famous, but it also succinctly summarizes a problem with the conception of God punishing people eternally in hell. How so? Well, let’s start with […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: cartoon, eternal conscious torment, hell, punitive punishment, retributive justice, The Far Side

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

An eye for an eye, a paralysis for a paralysis

April 3, 2013 by Randal

In response to my article “The Reason for Hell: A critical engagement with Timothy Keller (Part 3)” FroKid04 wrote the following: “The consistent Biblical definition of retribution is the return of the sinner’s own sin upon his own head.  The righteous judgment of God is a wrath that sinner’s have “stored up for themselves” (Rom […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: crime, eye for an eye, lex talionis, punishment, retributive justice

“True Grit” is truly great … but what’s with the snakes?

January 7, 2011 by Randal

Please note I have amended my original review by adding the following email from a reader: “Dude, you put WAY too many spoilers in that review, without indicating ‘WARNING CONTAINS SPOILERS!’  Many people will resent that.  Just sayin’ . . .” Now this film isn’t exactly “The Sixth Sense” but nonetheless you have been warned. […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Coen Brothers, Jeff Bridges, Josh Brolin, Matt Damon, retributive justice, True Grit

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