Death penalty has ?no place in a Christian country,' says Papua New Guinea's bishops [CC]
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ibelongtoyeshua
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There’s no need for the death penalty anymore. We have means of protecting society without implementing capital punishment (we ain’t livin’ in Medieval times here, anymore 
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Eddie_Mac
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Tell that to the ones that are killed in prison, both prisoners and guards. Tell that to those who are murdered by criminals wrongly released.There’s no need for the death penalty anymore. We have means of protecting society without implementing capital punishment (we ain’t livin’ in Medieval times here, anymore
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakewood,_Washington_police_officer_shooting
Huckabee released this guy.
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josh987654321
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Path_Finder
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There are crimes of the utmost depravity. I understand we are trying to be civilized but consider some of the horrible murders out there that are almost unspeakable to even repeat.
I’m just saying, this is no issue to flippantly disregard the views of both sides though I do choose to follow what the Church says on this.
I’d consider the families of the victims as well.
I’m just saying, this is no issue to flippantly disregard the views of both sides though I do choose to follow what the Church says on this.
I’d consider the families of the victims as well.
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Ignatius
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I’m going to have to disagree with them on this matter of prudential judgment.
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johnnyc176
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Which Christian countries have the death penalty?
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Neofight
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Tell the same to those on death row or executed even though falsely accused and convicted.
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Eddie_Mac
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If anyone has been falsely accused and executed then that is indeed a travesty. With the quality of criminal investigative techniques today there should be no falsely convicted individuals. The Supreme Court decisions over the years have laid down sufficient requirements for reviews of the death penalty cases that adds to the assurance that these killers are convicted properly.
There have been many cases in recent years where evidence has been tested with current technology and there have been many individuals freed who were wrongly convicted. There has also been multiple cases where prosecutors and witnesses have worked to convict individuals by suppressing evidence and committing perjury.
In any case where prosecutorial misconduct and witness’ false testimony results in a person being falsely accused, the guilty prosecutors and witnesses should be sent to prison with the same sentence that the falsely accused individual would have received.
This would be justice and would put a quick end to misconduct in the legal system. As with regards to criminals, prosecutorial misconduct and perjury should have extreme consequences.
In the link I provided, there was no question that the killer murdered four police officers. Blindly claiming that no one should suffer the consequences of their crimes just to prevent convicting and executing an innocent person is living in a Pollyanna world and ignoring reality.
Making the justice system work requires accountability from all those involved and this accountability is sorely lacking. Work to fix the system.
By the way, my wife and I had a family member executed on Texas Death Row in 2003. Do you have first hand experience with capital punishment?
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LongingSoul
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I think only two. The USA and the small Baltic country of Belarus.
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boar2roar
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The death penalty has been virtually outlawed everywhere in civilized countries and is only done to some of the most brutal heinous monsters. Meanwhile abortion is celebrated, allowed in every supposedly Christian country, rabidly defended, and various clergy members just can’t stop taking photo ops with politicians that support it. Priorities…
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Eddie_Mac
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So essentially, the rally cry to end capital punishment is only applicable to the ones lucky enough to make it to the criminal justice system.
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SonOfMan
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Actually there are people in prisons hundreds of miles away that continue to have people killed that are part of the general population.There’s no need for the death penalty anymore. We have means of protecting society without implementing capital punishment (we ain’t livin’ in Medieval times here, anymore
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Ender
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This belief has risen before, and the church has considered it to be a heresy.One of the chief heretical tenets of the Anabaptists and of the Trinitarians of the present day is, that it is not lawful for Christians to exercise magisterial power, nor should body-guards, tribunals, judgments, the right of capital punishment, etc., be maintained among Christians. (St. Bellarmine c.1600)
Before allowing the Anabaptists to rejoin the church, Pope Innocent III (1210) required them to renounce certain false beliefs, and to sign a document attesting to it. Among the beliefs they were obliged to accept was this one:*“Concerning secular power we declare that without mortal sin it is possible to exercise a judgment of blood as long as one proceeds to bring punishment not in hatred but in judgment, not incautiously but advisedly” *
The bishops of Papua and the Solomons are mistaken.
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