tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836494.post2420656666820436881..comments2023-05-25T09:10:06.188-05:00Comments on the mommy memoir: Heroes: Famous and OtherwiseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836494.post-37788448166637223152010-09-30T20:10:18.822-05:002010-09-30T20:10:18.822-05:00Ever since I moved back to San Jose, I thought I o...Ever since I moved back to San Jose, I thought I ought to find Father Jim and visit with him. He gave me my first communion almost a decade ago, and have known him for the last 35 years. <br /><br />He4 was with my grandmother when she died, and even in the years before I joined the church, Jim Mifsud was a man I knew and loved from the beginning.<br /><br />So, I received an email telling me he died, perhaps yesterday. I enjoyed reading your blogpostKeithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16040526872769801560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836494.post-9648743051659225702010-06-22T23:38:00.973-05:002010-06-22T23:38:00.973-05:00Dr. Cohn/London is awesome. His writing is the ins...Dr. Cohn/London is awesome. His writing is the inspiration for mine.<br /><br />I read "Kill as few patients as possible" in medical school. I still refer to the book as "The Bible" in my office.Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836494.post-69012246902987463742008-08-19T15:41:00.000-05:002008-08-19T15:41:00.000-05:00Love Fr. Jim longtime!Love Fr. Jim longtime!Hacienda Real HOA Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547974590369309547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836494.post-48974130146143641942008-05-04T23:04:00.000-05:002008-05-04T23:04:00.000-05:00dudleysharp,Because you chose once again to submit...dudleysharp,<BR/><BR/>Because you chose once again to submit your comments in the form of a cut and paste dissertation, I chose to reject your latest submission. Your chosen format is uninteresting and not in keeping with the spirit of this blog. Should you choose to make your argument in the form of a discussion, I will post accordingly.<BR/><BR/>Just a word of advice...<BR/><BR/>If persuasion and influence are your objectives, you need to rethink the manner in which you present your assertions. Your current style is antagonistic and off-putting.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224080040785208938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17836494.post-6750969180260153522008-05-03T16:15:00.000-05:002008-05-03T16:15:00.000-05:00...whoa Nelly!Looks like you put quite a bit of ef......whoa Nelly!<BR/><BR/>Looks like you put quite a bit of effort into your cut & paste diatribe. In the interest of free discussion, I allowed your comments...but in the future, please compose your contribution in the form of a discussion, not a white paper. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, there is absolutely nothing, and I mean nothing, you or anyone else can argue to convince me that Jesus would approve of the death penalty. In the end, it's a matter of faith and a belief that human life is sacred. In His final hours, Jesus asked this of our Father:<BR/><BR/>Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. (Luke 23:34)<BR/><BR/>Presumably, in addition to the larger, more general plea for humanity, one can reasonably assume that He was asking for His Father to forgive those who PUT HIM TO DEATH. Why would He ask for our Father's forgiveness for something He did not consider a sin?<BR/><BR/>Your argument that opposition to capital punishment is a vain, even blasphemous presumption of God's will, is ridiculous. Any faithful Christian understands what God asks of us. How can it be blasphemous to evangelize and support the expressed will of God?<BR/><BR/>Even the most heinous, dastardly perpetrator started his/her life as a precious, beautiful child of God. Admittedly, something goes very wrong thereafter. We would all be far better off to work on the "what goes wrong" aspect of human behavior versus simply killing offenders. In the end, the offender dies, the victim is still victimized, and similar crimes continue. Even from a purely secular view, capital punishment fails to achieve the aim of deterrence. Our death row roster is proof of this.<BR/><BR/>Again, it really boils down to a matter of Christian morality. Last time I checked, Jesus NEVER said "Whoever slaps you on your right cheek, inject him with lethal poison so that you will feel better about your cheek hurting". <BR/><BR/>I can tell you a thing or two about being the victim of an unspeakable, heinous crime. And I can also tell you--the state imposed death of my perpetrator would have brought me no satisfaction. What would have helped, even to this day is, "I recognize the pain I have caused you and the irreparable damage I have done. I ask for your forgiveness". At the end of the day, in our heart of hearts, I hazard to guess that this type of sincere declaration is what victims desire the most (apart from never being victimized in the first place).<BR/><BR/>How sad it is that you're so staunchly devoted to the concept of vengeance. Most pro-death penalty proponents who I know glean no satisfaction from their position. They simply view it as a last, least desirable resort. While I view this type of resignation as flawed, I can at least respect their distaste and hesitancy for such a brutal and violent form of "justice". With you, however,the death of human beings seems to be your life's calling, which is a truly sad vocation indeed. There's more to life, friend!<BR/><BR/>God bless you.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06224080040785208938noreply@blogger.com