What I Learned from Executing Two Men

Re:What I Learned from Executing Two Men by adamc on Monday September 19, 2016 @03:16PM (#12533933)

>Killing someone is the sort of thing that makes you question your own right to life.

This is part of what I would mean by saying life is hallowed. I don't think it a red herring. Killing does damage to the killers as well as those killed. To choose it under less than terrible necessity is a mistake.

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Re:What I Learned from Executing Two Men by niels_olson on Monday September 19, 2016 @04:22PM (#12534371)

I hear what you're saying, but in English-speaking Christianity, the word "hallowed" is strongly associated with religious obligation. And invoking God just takes the conversation down a highly polarized path.

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Re:What I Learned from Executing Two Men by adamc on Friday September 23, 2016 @07:57AM (#12563882)

You must use a different dictionary. Merriam-Webster lists:

    1: holy, consecrated <the church stands on hallowed ground>

    2: sacred, revered <the university's hallowed halls> <hallowed customs>

The second is a perfectly reasonable usage.

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