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Yesterday the California Parole Board denied Susan Atkins compassionate release from prison after her family has begged for the 60 year old, former Charles Manson follower be let go on account of a terminal brain tumor.

Now, here this: I consider myself a good Christian. And I understand that forgiveness is the main principle of Christianity. But I simply must say that I could not agree more with the CA Parole Board’s judgement in this case. That woman slit the throat of a pregnant woman of 8 months and used the woman’s blood to write obscenities on the door of the house! Then, not until years after the murder did she ever even own up to the crimes of Manson and his followers, and has never apologized.

Life in prison should mean LIFE IN PRISON. To have compassion on someone regardless of their lack of compassion for their victims seems very unfair and unjust…and that is unconstitutional.

I think that forgiving murderers is the Christian thing to do. I hope that the families of the victims in this case have prayed to God for help in forgiving Susan Atkins for what she did. But that doesn’t mean that she shouldn’t serve out her entire sentence. Now that Ms. Atkins reportedly has only 6 months to live, I think that she had better stop worrying about “compassionate release” and pray night and day that the good Lord has compassion for her soul.