"Suicide is a mortal sin in the Christian faith." L broke the silence finally.
If Light was surprised by his comment, he gave no indication. "I know."
"Is it suicide if you set on a course of action knowing that it will end in death? Even if you do not actually take your own life?"
Light shifted, but he didn't look at L. "I would guess that it would be a matter of intent. Do you believe God sees shades of gray?"
"I don't know." L frowned. "If God is omniscient, then He or She would know the innermost workings of each person. I doubt there is any gray."
"You told me once that you believed Kira began with an honest desire to make a better world."
"Yes." L waited, certain that Light would continue without prompting.
"Even if he," Light's lips quirked, "or she, later became corrupt, would you not at least consider the possibility that Kira began in the shades between black and white?"
L shook his head slowly. "Murder is never forgivable."
"Hm." Light hummed, rolling onto his side. He ran his chained hand down L's naked side, stopping at the jut of his hip bone. "Then I suppose God would not see unintentional, but cognizant suicide, any differently than deliberate suicide." He slowly rubbed his thumb over the dip in L's side and moved close enough to press his lips to L's ear. "What has happened that you suddenly fear that Kira will win?"
L caught Light's hand and held it firmly against his hip. "This," he said, simply.
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Date: 2009-11-04 04:01 am (UTC)"Suicide is a mortal sin in the Christian faith." L broke the silence finally.
If Light was surprised by his comment, he gave no indication. "I know."
"Is it suicide if you set on a course of action knowing that it will end in death? Even if you do not actually take your own life?"
Light shifted, but he didn't look at L. "I would guess that it would be a matter of intent. Do you believe God sees shades of gray?"
"I don't know." L frowned. "If God is omniscient, then He or She would know the innermost workings of each person. I doubt there is any gray."
"You told me once that you believed Kira began with an honest desire to make a better world."
"Yes." L waited, certain that Light would continue without prompting.
"Even if he," Light's lips quirked, "or she, later became corrupt, would you not at least consider the possibility that Kira began in the shades between black and white?"
L shook his head slowly. "Murder is never forgivable."
"Hm." Light hummed, rolling onto his side. He ran his chained hand down L's naked side, stopping at the jut of his hip bone. "Then I suppose God would not see unintentional, but cognizant suicide, any differently than deliberate suicide." He slowly rubbed his thumb over the dip in L's side and moved close enough to press his lips to L's ear. "What has happened that you suddenly fear that Kira will win?"
L caught Light's hand and held it firmly against his hip. "This," he said, simply.
In other news, once you have banners, I would be happy to put them up at my LJ and pimp that way.