The Justices spar over the constitutionality of the death penalty

[Benton]

(06-30-2015, 01:03 AM)bfine32 Wrote: Most likely because the Bible calls for death in the case of intentional murder.  The bible also says we (society) should take special care to ensure the innocent are not punished unjustly.

So, as a Christian we have to hope the Justice system (society) gets it right or we would have to be against every form of punishment.

You can say it makes no sense for a Christian to be for the death penalty; can you also say it makes no sense for a Christian to be against Life in Prison.

Eh, not seeing that. At the time, most cultures answered murder with murder. Capital punishment applied to a variety of crimes, including theft in some cultures during that time. Roman law was one of the harshest of all cultures at that period in time. You could be killed for instigating a fight. A female could be killed for not being a virgin. The punishment for killing a family member was to be sewn into a bag with animals, normally a hungry dog.

I don't think life in prison would be considered unjust given the time period. 

Even more so when considering the whole "turn the other cheek" issue.