Jan. 28, 2008 - Piratica
I did a tag on this book a few days ago, and here are a few thoughts I had on it.
I thought this was a really fun book. A lot of sword fighting, and treasure seeking. I really thought it was great that the main character would not kill anyone even though she was a pirate. However at the end of the book, Art Blastside is about to be hanged when Felix, the guy she loves, jumps up on the gallows, and stops the hanging with a magnificent speech, and Art, or Piratica as she is called by all her many fans, is spared! Felix uses the excuse that Piratica never hurt anyone, she may have stolen a ship, and a few other things, but she had never really killed anyone! She even let those she stole from keep any positions that might have some sentimental value to her victim. This bothered me. Now I don't think anyone should be killed no matter what they do, they should be punished, but never killed. God gave them life, and it is not any ones place to take it away. Anyway, even though Art did not kill anyone she still did a lot of harm. The owner of the ship she stole was probably hurting his finatial loss, and stealing is still a crime. I think Art should have been punished for what she did at least, and then have been repentant of what she had done. There was also some language in it that any good chirstian person would not say. If you have read this book, please let me know what you thought! 
Comments
Jan. 28, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by writer4him
Oh dear--I wouldn't want you to die, so I guess I'll have to write up my review of the Scarlet Pimpernel when I'm finished :-).
Hmm...interesting issues. I've never read the book, so I don't know too much...but Romans does talk about how the government has the God-given authority to bear the sword, which, it would seem, could include the death penalty. But quite honestly I've never thought that much about it...it certainly bears looking into :-).
~writer4him
Jan. 29, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Posted by alizona
Revelation 13:10 says,
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Catch that? The faith of the saints is to practice the death penalty. In the old testament the Jews were to practice the death penalty even for things other than murder. In Numbers 15 a man was put to death for gathering sticks on the Sabbath Day! Paul said that if he had done wrong, he refused not to die (Acts 25:11).
God knew what he was doing, and I suppose that if we put the death penalty into effect here, there would be A LOT less crime!
