Terrorism in Oslo

[Jive Turkey]

Talk about a fitting name

48. Kirk Bloodsworth Maryland. Convicted 1984. Exonerated 1993; first prisoner to be exonerated by DNA evidence. Serving life in prison when exonerated, as earlier death sentence was overturned.

[anitram]

Originally Posted by Jive Turkey

This is so fucked up

But nobody innocent has ever, ever been executed by the state so the death penalty is just and moral.

[INDY500]

Originally Posted by BEAL

Why do you feel it's moral to kill someone? I think murder is wrong no matter what the situation. Of course my emotions can make me feel like someone should be killed (especially if someone I love has been hurt or taken).

But I figured a biblical person as yourself would see killing in any form to be immoral.

I think the bible is more than clear about killing in warfare, killing in self-defense or killing via capital punishment versus murder.

[BVS]

Originally Posted by INDY500

I think the bible is more than clear about killing in warfare, killing in self-defense or killing via capital punishment versus murder.

What verses do you have on capital punishment? Well besides the those where an innocent Jesus died by the system...

[Caleb8844]

Gen 9:6 "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man."

[maycocksean]

I don't think appealing to the Bible, as a whole, is the best argument against the death penalty.

The teachings of Jesus, sure. . .but the Bible as a whole? INDY and Caleb are going to have a field day with that.

[BVS]

Originally Posted by Caleb8844

Gen 9:6 "Whoever sheds man's blood, by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God He made man."

Context. If you look further up in the discussion I spoke specifically to INDY's Christian faith, and as a Christian the Old Testament is looked at from the standpoint of the NEW Testament, not the other way around.

As we know we can pick and choose single lines of scriptures to justify almost everything under the sun from murder to slavery.