The jury!

You have a say in how God will judge you. Not because you can excuse your sins, change His law, or save yourself, but because Jesus warns that the measure you use against another human being will be measured back to you. Every merciless judgment should make us tremble.

The Lindsay Clancy case has made me contemplate this, not primarily because of the case itself, but because of what our reactions to it reveal about us. This is not about determining her legal responsibility or pretending that evil does not matter. The children matter. Truth matters. Justice matters. But this is about you and me.

I have watched people speak of her as a monster, a demon, evil incarnate, or a human being beyond redemption. No Christian has the authority to declare a living soul beyond the reach of God’s grace.

Let me make it perfectly clear: I believe that Mrs Clancy deserves to be found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. I give no credit to insanity or diminished capacity claims, and we need, all states need, a “Guilty but Insane” verdict possibility. Whether Miss Clancy was out of her mind or not, those three innocent children are still dead. Continue reading →