This post about Dread Pirate #BrettKimberlin and Wickedness ran ten years ago today.
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There's good, there's evil, and then there's wickedness. Much of the time that we wind up doing evil, it's because we are acting thoughtlessly. But there are times when someone exercises a freewill choice to do what he knows is wrong. That is wickedness.
One of the differences between Brett Kimberlin and me is our religious beliefs. He has said that he is an atheist. I'm a Christian. From my point of view, he has fallen for the lie that Genesis 3 records Satan telling: You can be like God. And if you're like God, you can make your own rules. Self gratification is OK.
I, on the other hand, believe that it is better to exercise my freewill under God's constraints and guidance. That leads to a freewill choice to love, love in the sense of the Greek word agape, a love that puts another's welfare ahead of my own. Do I do a good job of that? No, not on my own. God's help is necessary.
We all come equipped with a conscience, but with enough wicked choices it is possible to sear one's conscience. Perhaps that is what has happened to Brett Kimberlin. Perhaps he can no longer tell good from evil.
The eminent theologian Bob Dylan put it this way: You Gotta Serve Somebody. I believe that Mr. Kimberlin and I are ultimately on opposite teams. He has the right to his choices in so far as they don't injure others, but when they do, the good guys have the obligation to protect themselves and others. Whether using Tovex or lawfare, Brett Kimberlin has caused suffering for those who did not deserve it.
It's time for that wickedness to be brought to justice.
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Brett Kimberlin has had motions and appeals going for the last four years to try to have some of his Speedway Bombing convictions set aside. As the Supreme Court considers his appeal, we should pray for justice.
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