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Police hunt church arsonists, aged just six and nine
from the article by Tammy Hughes in the Mail:
A devastating arson attack carried out on a church was committed by two schoolchildren aged just six and nine.
Religious books, a valuable alter cloth, carpets and fittings were all destroyed in the blaze amounting to £10,000 worth of damage.
It is thought that four small fires were started as an act of vandalism and that the children didn't expect for the blaze to get out of hand.
Jun 21, 2012 Juvenile, Country:England&Wales, Practice, Community, Religion, Region: Europe
Transformative Justice and “Cities of Refuge:” Miklat, Miklat Zine (REVISED)
from the article by Lewis Wallace and Micah Bazant in Miklat, Miklat Zine:
....Another strategy for addressing transgression, mentioned in the Torah, are the Cities of Refuge or Miklat Arei. In theory, a person accused of a serious crime, even a capital offense, could flee to a City of Refuge and live out their life, safe from violent retribution. The Talmud states that these cities should be evenly spaced throughout the land and accessible by wide and well-maintained roads. At every crossroad there should be a signpost marked Miklat (Refuge). The Cities of Refuge were not only a location for individual sanctuary but a vehicle for spiritual expiation and cleansing of society and the land.
