Of course, if we are discussing Holy Scriptures, we have to refer to them. My question is why you wish to use the scriptures from other cultures for your direction on how to livve and think and act? I do not discount the Bible, but I also look to my own ethnic culture and to my present place of dwelling (nature and humans go together) for cues on how to think and act.

Re an accused killer being found guilty and what should happen to him: The OT says to execute him. I, Carla, say he may not really be guilty (in the past 20 years there have been a bout a dozen famous cases in Canada of innocent men having been locked away for years & years until later exonerated!).

My course of action for the murderer: he should be put into a jail and, FIRST, and only first, given a complete physical exam by MDs and other kinds of medical practitioners. If toxic, and he will be found so, he should be detoxified with help from people such as yourself. He should be fed the most excellent and suitable diet for his body type.

He should be required to do useful physical labour if he has that capacity. If illiterate, he should be taught to read. He should have no TV or computer. He should be given the opportunity to read inspirational books and should receive compassionate counselling, which I believe would ultimately lead to true repentence. 100% of serious criminals have had a horrible family background and childhood and this must be discussed. In an atmosphere where all his fellow criminals receive this same treatment, there would be much less violence and rapes between the inmates. Also, all inmates, including our murderer that we are discussing here, would have opportunity to be out in nature to test themselves physically and spiritually.

Those staged meetings between the murderer and the family of the victim are not sincere, in my opinion. It is play acting. They just want to get out on parole sooner.