St. Thomas Aquinas and Hammurabi in the Board Room

A few issues were raised in the past few weeks since St. Thomas and Hammurabi attended a board meeting, and one of them concerned the governing of people. Hammurabi was concerned with the punishment of the people, while recognizing the citizens need governing and rules in order to keep people in check. Through the course of the meeting, St. Thomas did not dispute this idea of governing the people, however, he was adament about God being a divine God. Because his God is divine, he should not be repsonsible for governing the people of the earth. With great discussion, the two influential men worked on the balance of punishment for crimes, as well as developing a system of government for the land.