Email concerning Age of Accountablity

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Dear Esteemed and Illustrious Hosts: I am always struck by the questions regarding the age of accountability and the wonder that people have when they learn that it is not found in Scripture. Many would be surprised to learn that it is an ancient legal doctrine developed to address the issue of children who commit crimes or civil torts. I reproduce here for the benefit of your listeners a Section II of Volume IV of the 17th Century Commentaries of WIlliam Blackstone on the common law of England which forms the basis for our American law system.

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