Forgiving Others
On Forgiving Others
A. Definitions.
1. Forgive: “trans. To give, grant. Obs.”
2. Forgiveness: “The action of forgiving; pardon of a fault, remission of a debt, etc. †In
OE. also: Indulgent permission.”
B. A popular position on forgiveness says that we should automatically forgive unconditionally
those who have committed offenses against our persons or our society.
1. This has led some to conclude that we should not hold it against the killers at the schools
in Columbine or Paducah, or the...