In previous columns, we have explored, among many other topics, “casting out demons” and “casting pearls before swine.” Here, we shall “cast the first stone.” Well, not exactly, since (according to John 8:7) only those without sin should do so. Although a correspondent for The Irish Times seems apologetic for engaging in this activity—“At the risk of sounding biblical, who am I to cast the first stone?”—most of the rest of the world seems downright dead set against the practice. An Australian letter-writer to The Daily Telegraph, not convinced that “lifting the price of pre-mixed alcohol drinks” will succeed […]
