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I’m an Old Testament kind of guy... Blue Laws, Stoning, and Animal Sacrifices.
Saturday, February 18, 2006

"I support the death penalty. I’m an Old Testament kind of guy. I understand that often the legal representation isn’t what it needs to be…but if somebody killed my wife or killed my kids not only would I wanted to see them executed, I’d flip the switch… Criminals need to be treated for what they are, as criminals. I know a lot of people in the Democratic Party don’t necessarily agree with that…"

- Harris Miller


Of course Harris Miller didn't mean to also defend blue laws, stoning, or animal sacrifices. I assume he is also not in favor of stoning those who have been tattooed, much less pierced. I have also made note that in addition to these discrepancies, Mr. Miller shaves his beard and his suit appears to be a fiber blend.

All of these "transgressions" and more are addressed in the laws of the Old Testament. My reading of Leviticus leaves me with the impression that things are black and white-either you're Old Testament or not!

Is this an unreasonable analysis of his statement? Not really.

There are numerous reasons to be in favor of capital punishment (none of which I agree with). If the only reason you can muster is Leviticus 24:20-21, then you are wrong. The simple fact is no matter how often it is done, you don't get to pick and choose what verses you like.

The scripture is pretty clear on a multitude of sins. My Bible didn't come with a disclaimer or color coding that told me what was important and what could be cast aside.

I don't think for a second that Harris Miller has such a Bible either.

Harris Miller simply has some consultants trying to paint him as a man of faith. They'd love to be able to talk about his year as a missionary. Ignoring the facts behind Kaine's victory, Democrats will now apply the faith formula universally.

Before they start quoting the Bible however, they may want to read one. While Leviticus 24:20 justifies the death penalty, Leviticus 19:18 states "Never seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD."

Hollow rhetoric like this makes Miller look neither spiritual nor strong.

For the record, someone might want to point Miller to Leviticus 5:4, "Or if they make a rash vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or bad, they will be considered guilty even if they were not fully aware of what they were doing at the time."

posted by Libertas @ 3:41 PM,




2 Comments:

At 1:01 AM, Blogger Virginia Centrist said...

Ummm. Could he drop out of the race, maybe?

 
At 4:53 PM, Blogger Dos said...

Yeah, very strange. I'm not an Old Testament kind of guy. Thus, I will not be volunteering for Miller for Senate, or working for him.

I guess I was excited about Miller at first because I have to so much respect for Mark Warner and I thought Miller was basically Mark Warner Part II, but now I'm having second thoughts.

The U.S. Senate does not need another Joe Lieberman, it needs a Mark Warner.

Perhaps James Webb will be the ticket, but we'll have to wait and see. Too many questions for me on that one.

 

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