undidly,

An interesting suggestion but the tau shape T is known to history, especially in Greek regions like where Christ was crucified. If there was a regular place of execution, the upright pole would have been permanently in position and the cross pole carried by the condemned, after flagellation. The full cross would have been too heavy for a person to carry.

If Christ, was crucified, and on a T cross, he would have been made to carry the cross-beam (only), across his shoulders over the place, where he had been beaten. It is just as likely, he would have been hung from a single vertical pole, always in place, for that purpose.

It would have been atypical for the Romans to crucify a person many believed belonged to a royal genealogy (House of David). It would not be employed on Romans or persons of stature

Strangely enough I have not got overly strong convictions on euthanasia. If a person has the capacity to make a choice on their own behalf little rally can be done about it. Obviously the taking of the life of the unborn is simply murder.

What disturbs me is the dishonest campaign by those who support euthanasia. With abortion it started out as the poor one in a hundred unwanted pregnancies caused by rape. Now it is simply about a woman's right! So we have hundreds of thousands of baby's being murdered now up to 24 weeks old because it is a woman's right. How hard and sick can hearts get. The same people who have dishonestly argued on the abortion issue now claim compassionate grounds for euthanasia. Why am I suspicious? Not hard to work out is it? They claim compassion in the guise of their social dogmas.

Oliver
You wrote "It would have been atypical for the Romans to crucify a person many believed belonged to a royal genealogy (House of David). It would not be employed on Romans or persons of stature". Was capital punishment ever carried out on this class, and if so how? I'm intrigued.

"Why does this person continue to be published?"

Because he draws comments. If we all treated this nonsense with the silent contempt it deserves, then Peter's pulpit would soon be withdrawn. The trouble is that silence could also be taken to indicate consent. It's probably the lesser of two evils to have it published -- at least it helps flush out the loonies and lets us know what we are up against.

Jon.

Candide,

I will to check it out, but now understand that ranking citizens were exciled and of course emperors murdered. I think I drew my memort from Karen Armstrong.

Suspect treason would have been a capital offence. Rogue governors tended to be sent into exciled (Cicero). Patriachs (Fathers) had the power of life and death over their childen's life: Fathers had give the Life, so it was their's take back (Redding).

Might be a few days.

Cheers,

O.

'Why does this person continue to be published?"

Because the Secularist who claim to champion free speach have and will never shut people up from speaking the truth as much as they try. Many Secularist/socialist are only tolerant of those who agree with them.