“Jesus said that we should render to the state what properly belongs to...” — Lewis B. Smedes Quote

Jesus said that we should render to the state what properly belongs to the state, and though he had taxes in mind, we might reasonably infer that giving the state the job of punishing wrongdoers is one way of giving the state its due.

Any lazy or biased fool can have opinions; making judgments is the hard work of responsible and compassionate people.

Some people still make promises and keep those they make. When they do, they help make life around them more stably human.

Some people have loved ones they will not forsake, even though they are a pain in the neck.

Restorative justice is not a replacement of retributive justice, but a complement. It seeks the rehabilitation of the wrongdoer and the repair of the victim's injury.

Obviously Mad TV, SNL are one kind of show, whereas The State belongs to the kind of show that is entirely conceived written and performed by a set group that existed before the TV show.

You probably found 'How to Survive a Robot Uprising' in the humor section. Let's just hope that is where it belongs.

I wrote that song for my wife, and it's what some guy who's sitting under a tree would be singing to the woman of his life, telling her how wonderful she is. To me, that's more lasting than something that sounds like it belongs on a movie soundtrack.

Love remembered and consecrated by grief belongs, more clearly than the happy intercourse of friends, to the eternal world; it has proved itself stronger than death.