Post abortive father: Picasso

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They are acting “monstrous”.
They still have possibility of redemption while alive, and they are not “monsters” (dehumanized).

I spent a lot of time involved with criminal justice where people who commit heinous crimes are often called “monsters” and other dehumanizing terms, often as part of the justification for capital punishment. The distinction between a horrible crime and a horrible person is important to me. Also, plenty of criminals, bigots etc have areas of their life where they do good and even loving things.
 
Yes, that is the difference between not judging the soul but judging between actions.

Refer to the word I used: ‘being monstrous’. Verb. 🙂

We also have to consider that people can be in a state of wilful rebellion and so while someone is a representative of evil then they are actively and continuously being monstrous, or monsters.
 
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…hence, why ‘just defence’ is an act of justice.
 
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Tis_Bearself said:
They are acting “monstrous”.
They still have possibility of redemption while alive, and they are not “monsters” (dehumanized).

I spent a lot of time involved with criminal justice where people who commit heinous crimes are often called “monsters” and other dehumanizing terms, often as part of the justification for capital punishment. The distinction between a horrible crime and a horrible person is important to me. Also, plenty of criminals, bigots etc have areas of their life where they do good and even loving things.
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Thank you for pointing out the all-important distinction between the person and the crime, which I feel is all too often overlooked in the rush to judgment. I even have trouble thinking of a damned soul in Hell as a ‘horrible’ person. For me, even though they are lost to eternal perdition, they are still a child of God, and the emotion evoked in me is more often than not pity, as well as regret at the wasted potential and missed opportunities, rather than disgust at their sinfulness.
 
Anyone remember the anti-rock music tirades? This thread just proves that all levels, all quality of art is produced by fallible people!
 
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