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To: IN_GOD_I_TRUST who wrote (27228)	9/25/1999 10:09:00 PM
From: mark silvers	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39621

Steve, C'mon. Even in your example, the murder is so infinitely worse that even your example can't hide that fact. It does not hide the fact that murder hurts those that have been killed and those that have been left behind. It does not compare to a kid learning that there is no Santa Claus. What is worse, the murder of the kids at columbine, or my telling someone they look good in an outfit when I know they look hideous? There is absolutely no comparison, and your common sense will tell you that. Mark

To: IN_GOD_I_TRUST who wrote (27228)	9/26/1999 10:27:00 AM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

Sheesh! Now I know what my problem is - my wicked family told me there was a Santa Claus! That's terrible. Why it's as bad as if they'd killed me! :-) I believe in an earlier post you suggested that those who believe some sins are worse than others may actually be trying to justify the commission of "minor" sins. I see it totally backwards. I think the argument that all sins are of equal weight undercuts the greviousness of the worst of sins - murder, for example. Your illustration bears this viewpoint out IMO. Arguing that telling a child Santa Claus exists is morally equivalent with murdering the child because the murdered child might go to heaven is nuts. I trust and believe that you're making this argument intellectually because you think following scripture requires you to believe thus. I give you credit for not believing this in your heart. If you did believe it in your heart, you shouldn't be trusted around children. I would not quarrel with you if you'd only said all sins are wrong. Of course. It's the assertion that all are equal that is the problem. I'll try another tack. I'm looking at a Bible dictionary right now and I see that one of the Hebrew words translated as sin is het' or hataa't. In Greek sections of the Bible, the word hamartia is used. Both mean "to miss the mark". Now consider two archers firing at a target set before a big pile of baled straw. One hits within a quarter inch of the central part of the target. The other misses the entire pile of straw. Both have missed the mark. But are they eqaully skilled at archery?