American punishment of soldiers who commit war crimes is really picking up.

A military court has just sentenced an American soldier who spent his tour of duty murdering civilians for sport, and then mutilating their bodies. He got 60 days hard labour. Boy. That'll teach him.

That's a lot tougher than they were with Calley in vietnam who led his men in a slaughter of hundreds of civilians. He spent three days in  jail.

Omar Khadr, who was at most a child soldier, got 40 years, reduced to 8 on a plea bargain after years of imprisonment and torture..

Isaiah 58 will be in view this week and, in some places, preached in worship the first Sunday in February. I paraphrased the chapter some years ago. It can be viewed at:

ISAIAH 58

Does it seem, from your point of view, that this rendering of the text offers some indication of a way forward?