52 - Penitence and Restitution

Charles Dickens called the American prison system "slow and daily tampering with the mysteries of the brain . . . immeasurably worse than any torture of the body." Who decided it was merciful to lock people up alone? Today as we look at the case laws of Exodus 21 and following, we see a system geared toward making things as close to right as possible so that the victim of a crime can move on with his or her life.

This Episode Features: Penitentiaries And Psychological Torture; A Very Cordial Discussion About Covid Masks; Punk Kids Running Over Kittens; Financial Independence; and Morgan Freeman And Co-Star.

Transcript: http://bit.ly/3aIZP8m-htz-52

Links:
PBS's The Question of God: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/questionofgod/nineconv/index.html
American Gods - Neil Gaiman: http://amzn.to/3mTDck3
Democracy in America - Alexis de Tocqueville: http://amzn.to/3nUvMOC
American Notes for General Circulation - Charles Dickens: http://amzn.to/3mQISv1
Gallup: Americans' Mental Health Ratings Sink to New Low - Megan Brenan: http://bit.ly/2Kuxyrx
Exodus 21-23: https://www.esv.org/Exodus+21/
Les Miserables - Victor Hugo: https://amzn.to/3rxwuUs
Luke 19: https://www.esv.org/Luke+19/
My Friend Flicka (1943): https://amzn.to/3mRQNIG
Romans 8: https://www.esv.org/Romans+8/
Shawshank Redemption (1994): https://amzn.to/37QrxOp
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller: https://amzn.to/3aN8zdI
Leverage (2009-2012): https://amzn.to/2WPzbm4

Recos:
A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992): https://amzn.to/3aTfZMe
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