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On 9-Jul-2005, "J. Clarke" <jclarke.usenet@snet.net.invalid> wrote:
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> One difference. If someone is, say, handing out Al Qaeda pamphlets at the
> synagogue, he may "have an accident" with 500 upright and respectable
> eyewitnesses all agreeing that "he tripped". Unfortunately such things
> don't happen to spammers.
Bad things happen to bad people. WORD. These "upright citizens" who turned a
blind eye to a crime will eventually find themselves in a concentration camp
or some other bad situation. You are punished by your sins, not for them. In
addition, as unfair as it seems, their sin will be passed on from generation
to generation but only to members who don't recognize and renounce their
ancestors sinful behavior. The same will happen to any organized group who
puts their own selfish interests above the higher good of the All. This is
how the just how the Universe works. Sinat hinam. When will they learn?
Sinat hinam
Why was the First Temple destroyed? Because of three sins: idolatry,
immorality and bloodshed. But why was the Second Temple destroyed, seeing
that during the time it stood people occupied themselves with Torah, with
observance of mitzvot ("commandments"), and with the practice of tzedakah
("charity")? Because during the time the Second Temple stood, sinat hinam
("baseless hatred") prevailed. This teaches us that baseless hatred is
deemed as grave as the sins of idolatry, immorality and bloodshed combined.
--Talmud (Yoma 9b)
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All the best,
NOYB
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