... forgiveness. "Father forgive them; for they know not what they do," states Luke 23:34 of the New Testament. The Bible also contains the Ten Commandments, one of which states , "Thou shalt not kill". From a Biblical standpoint, capital punishment remains unacceptable to its followers. This is a strong argument for constructively using the life of one who has killed by not repeating the ... the convicted. But how often do these concepts creep into the publics mind when it hears of our "fair and trusty" government taking away someone's breathing rights? The bible states, "Thou shall not ki...

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... mention of the appropriate punishment for murder is in Genesis 4:11-4:15 (What the Bible says, pg 1): And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;...a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth. And the LORD said unto him, therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him ... ...

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... of the information in this paper gives little support for either side. First, the religious population is split three ways, very evenly. One third cites The Bible that says "Thou shalt not kill." Any form of killing another human being is taken as murder, regardless of the circumstances. Some take the stand of "An eye for an eye" ... ...

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... used to punish a variety of illegal offenses. The bible states that the death penalty should be used for such crimes as murder, kidnapping and also witchcraft, but it also states "Thou shalt not kill." In the 1500's in England, only in major crimes was the death penalty used. Crimes such as treason, murder, larceny, burglary, rape, and arson. By 1800 however, Parliament ... ...

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... sentiment of those that follow the New Testament. Those that follow the Old Testament generally have an entirely different view. In the Old Testament God is more vengeful. He says, "Thou shalt give life for life, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, a hand for a hand, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for strip" (qtd. in The Death Penalty: For ... ...

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... people say we need capital punishment. The Catholic Church has no support for the death penalty what so ever. Just about all religious scholars agree that the correctly translated commandment "Thou shalt not murder" is not allowed against individual cases of murder. There is no biblical prohibition against the government imposing the death penalty in deserving cases. This leads us to the ... ...

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... unusual and therefore unconstitutional. There are also people whos tat that the death penalty shold be a banned because of the bible. They argue by quoting the sixth commandment, which says, "thou shalt not kill." To this people, if someone is executed, the court system is deliberately defying the Lord's law(Bedau 25). In conclusion, people who believe we should have death the ... ...

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... shall be shed, for in the image of God, He made man- (Genesis 9:6). That is not to be confused with the Sixth Commandment, which in the King James Version reads, "Thou shalt not kill."" The proper translation of the Hebrew word is found in the New King James Version, which read, "You shall not murder."" A distinction needs to be made among "kill ... ...

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... even the Bible upholds capital punishment with the "an eye for an eye" passage. However, the Bible also teaches forgiveness and contradictory passages such as Exodus 20:13 states that "Thou shalt not kill." Two wrongs do not make a right, and by killing, society is not righting a wrong. There is a time when the past should be put behind, the memories stay as ... ...

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