I think I'm starting to see the point made by Wednesday in her article, where she writes that Christians use the word justice in a way which is quite alien to how most people understand it.

Have read her article, she does have a point that the common understanding today is different to the Christian use, but the other guy is right that this is quite a recent development. Also I think the definition has been changing recently as people move away from the "1960s liberal consensus" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3905547.stm)

Let me explain. I think an important feature of the Christian view of justice is that wrongdoing demands punishment. At the end of the last century the view of justice has changed to focus on rehabilitation and prevention and the cause of crime. Now people have realised that there are problems with this and are moving back towards an understanding of justice which seeks to punish wrongdoing again as well. Or maybe I am reading too much into the current political rhetoric.

Another issue is the basis on which we are judge (re: sins again God), hopefully will write more on that when I get a chance.