RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
This question may seem rhetorical at first, but hear me out. I love to drink coffee; it allows me to get up in the morning to have bible study. The rules for the dorm are such--coffeepots that have hot plates are outlawed. Their reasoning? It will burn down the dorm. Now, is this fair? If they had outlawed George Forman Grills and Press Irons as well, I would understand. I asked them (the powers that be) why these were allowed and innocent coffepots were forbidden; they have yet to give me an answer.
Here is my dilemma: I have a coffepot that does have a hotplate but it is one that turns itself off after two hours; therefore negating the possibility of burning the dorm down. Yea, even more so, their rules, as you good gents have no doubt noticed, are hypocritical. THey affirm the right to have irons that have historically caused numerous fires but deny the right to have hotplates which have caused significantly fewer (if any). Would it be a sin to defy them on this one? Conversely, would it be sinful to obey this hypocritical law? If I broke this rule would I be a patriot (one wo defies unjust laws) or a usurper?
I shall make my decision on the consensus reply of the board.
Here is my dilemma: I have a coffepot that does have a hotplate but it is one that turns itself off after two hours; therefore negating the possibility of burning the dorm down. Yea, even more so, their rules, as you good gents have no doubt noticed, are hypocritical. THey affirm the right to have irons that have historically caused numerous fires but deny the right to have hotplates which have caused significantly fewer (if any). Would it be a sin to defy them on this one? Conversely, would it be sinful to obey this hypocritical law? If I broke this rule would I be a patriot (one wo defies unjust laws) or a usurper?
I shall make my decision on the consensus reply of the board.