Re: Clancy trial, I found this lone person actually arguing from Massachusetts law. While everyone's intuitions about justice are interesting and all, it's irrelevant to the case. Every would-be juror on either side agrees that they would ignore the state law as it stands.
But if in her psychotic perspective he was perceived by her as a great evil, and her acts good, that subterfuge isn’t contradictory evidence.
And people in psychosis are known to be able to act clearly and with precision.
The prosecution needed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she couldn’t have been in a state of psychosis.
That is extremely high hurdle to get past in a violent killing if you don’t provide a compelling alternative narrative that includes motive , etc.
@JoshuaTorrey I'm glad it passed, but still, didn't SJC say that proceedings in congregational meetings aren't "acts" of session and therefore not justiciable? Minutes won't change that
@JoshuaTorrey @JeridEvan @RScottClark @OnlRdp @seamuscmacaoidh The fact that WCF has separate chapters for sanctification (13) and good works (16) is instructive. 16.3 is very clear on our work vs God's work but doesn't call it sanctification. Modern conflation of terms has resulted in this confusion/debate.
@jbyrd1000 @JeridEvan @realmattcarr WLC 169 calls for breaking the bread "in thankful remembrance that the body of Christ was broken and given." WCF 29.3 "to take and break the bread." BCO DFW 58-5 "the minister is to take the bread, and break it, in the view of the people..."
Some thoughts on Christian Nationalism after reading the book, Christian Nationalism: A Guide for Taking Dominion and Discipling Nations by Torba and Isker: 1