Lynch law
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Sex jealousy evolved from the protection of property and lineage, allowing for crimes of honor to be committed under unwritten laws. 82:4.4
Early society adopted a retaliatory attitude, but religion has since modified blood vengeance, deterring present-day murders under the pretense of unwritten law. 70:10.9
Society fails to punish crimes, leading to lynch law as a form of group resentment, while the provision of sanctuary offers a means to escape sudden group anger and the individual's unwillingness to surrender private redress to the state. 70:10.16
Secret societies practiced lynch law to awe and control mobs, act as vigilance societies, and keep unscrupulous kings on the anxious seat. 70:7.16
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Eye for eye 70:10.9 — Ex 21:23-24; Lv 24:20; Dt 19:21; Mt 5:38.
- Life for life 70:10.9 — Ex 21:23.
- Blood vengeance 70:10.9 — Dt 19:6,12; Jos 20:3-9.
- Vengeance is God's 70:10.9 — Ps 94:1; Is 35:4; Nah 1:2; Dt 32:35,41,43.