~Innocent people can be executed.~The method is cruel and unusual.
~Jesus taught us to not judge other people.
~Jesus taught mercy to the mob with the woman caught in adultery.
~Forgiveness, not justice, is the centerpiece of Christian morality.
~You don’t teach people that it’s wrong to kill by killing people.
~God spared Cain and David.
~Hateful, bloodthirsty, and vicious people all like capital punishment, too.
~We are supposed to love our enemies, which probably means not killing them.
Post-Show Thoughts: I'll be writing a series of columns on this issue as soon as I can.
Bible References: Gen 1:26, Gen 4:1-16, Gen 9:6, Exodus 20:13, Exodus 21:12-25, Lev 20, Num 35:31, Deut 19:15-21, Deut 32:35, 2 Sam 12:5, Matt 5:17-19, Matt 5:38-39, Matt 5:44-48, Matt 26:52, Mark 7:10, Luke 9:53-56, Luke 19:27, Luke 20:9-16, Luke 23:41, John 8:3-11, John 19:10-11, Acts 5:1-11, Acts 25:11, Rom 12:14-13:4, Titus 3;1, Heb 2:14-15, Heb 10:28, 1 Peter 2:13-14, Rev 13:9-10
Links on Capital Punishment:
Capital Punishment by Wikipedia
CP Debate by Wikipedia
Religion and CP by Wikipedia
Catholicism and CP by FirstThings.com
Life For a Life: The Bible and CP by Tektonics.org
What About The Death Penalty? by GotQuestions.org
CP and The Bible by ApologeticsPress.org
CP Bible Quiz by BibleStudyGames.com
The Bible Teaches About CP by MBC.org
Pro CP Page by WesleyLowe.com
The Bible and CP by STR.org
Executions at 13-Year Low by New York Times
UN Calls for CP Moratorium by Boston Globe
Press Release and Text of CP Resolution by United Nations
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