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Pray for proportional judgment relative to severity of the crime in light of US government's visa cancellation for foreigners due to minor infractions

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Exodus 21:18-19 ("an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,") and Exodus 21:23-25 ("only payment.. for the idleness caused") uphold proportionality of judgment/discipline in relation to the severity of the sin(s)/crime(s).

Please pray that there is proportional judgment in relation to the severity of the crime(s) especially in light of American government's cancellation of many visas for foreigners ( In one case, a foreign student's visa was cancelled merely because of a vehicle speeding ticket that the student received a while back ):

 

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Exodus 21:18-19 ("an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,") and Exodus 21:23-25 ("only payment.. for the idleness caused") uphold proportionality of judgment/discipline in relation to the severity of the sin(s)/crime(s).

Please pray that there is proportional judgment in relation to the severity of the crime(s) especially in light of American government's cancellation of many visas for foreigners ( In one case, a foreign student's visa was cancelled merely because of a vehicle speeding ticket that the student received a while back ):

I agree wholeheartedly. College costs a lot of money and at a minimum they should let students who pose no threat finish their semester. Schools often too benefit from the higher fees of international students. When less come that will raise costs for Americans. Foreign students help the trade balance, I thought that was the goal?
 
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Incidentally, just as some crimes are more serious than others, can sin be graded the same way, namely are some sins more serious than others?
For example my dear old uncle Bill liked a drink, but does that mean he was just as sinful as somebody such as Adolf Hitler?
 
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Please try to keep the thread on-topic to the Prayer Wall Statement of Purpose, and pray for the request that the OP is asking for prayer for. The Prayer Wall is not a place to debate morality and the relative severity of crimes or sins. For crimes, General Politics is the section to use, while Christian Philosophy and Ethics is the place to address questions about the relative severity of sins. If you want to debate this topic, please start a new thread in either of those two sections. Thanks!

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Dear Lord,
I pray for mercy for international students here in the United States, that their education may continue uninterrupted. Please guard Your children, especially, who may be studying here from other countries around the world, and protect them from unexpected departures.
In Christ's Name,
Amen
 
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