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   From: ojevind.lang@bredband.net   
      
   "Steve Hayes"  skrev i meddelandet   
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   > On Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:11:25 +0200, Öjevind Lång   
   >    
   > wrote:   
      
   [snip]   
      
   >>**I find his claim here doubtful. We never hear of pardon being given to   
   >>an   
   >>orc. But then, orcs were absolutely evil, a circumstance which troubled   
   >>Tolkien later on in life since the idea of irredeemably evil beings   
   >>contradicts the concept of free will.   
   >>***I'm not sure what this means.   
   >   
   > True, pardon was never given to an Orc, but then there is also no instance   
   > of   
   > an Orc repenting. Like Tony Blair, the servant of Sauron-over-the-sea,   
   > perhaps. Or was he just Faramir?   
      
   Aahh! Faramir is one of my heroes. Don't compare him Tony Bliar.   
     Faramir is brave, wise, gentle and merciful. No wonder Peter Jackson was   
   at a loss when confronted with him and turned him into a torturing   
   stormtrooper.   
      
   Öjevind   
      
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