On Judas and Suicide (via Colvinism)

This one’s pretty interesting, given its subject matter and its author’s conclusion that a blanket prohibition of suicide may be a misreading of Scripture.

We are assured by centuries of Christian tradition that suicide is wrong in all cases. We are also assured that Judas went to Hell. Indeed, one can find arguments that adduce Judas’ suicide as a proof that he is Hell! I am not so sure on either point. There has been a great deal of ink spilled on the question of suicide over the centuries. John Donne wrote a monograph on the topic, entitled Biathanatos. When Donne wrote in 1609, the word “suicide … Read More

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