... . The Christian comes to God through Christ (by direct prayer). Christians are able to confess their sins, requests, etc. directly to God, rather than a priest figure. In Catholicism, there are others called mediators - Mary, the many saints and the Catholic priests, who are placed on a pedestal ... purification of the elect" (1030-31). Biblical Teaching There is no evidence in the Bible for any state in the afterlife other than heaven or hell. Furthermore, the Bible asserts that Christ's sacrifice is sufficient to liberate the believer from all condemnation in this world ... and, in fac...

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... the 19th century. In 1972, a movement in America to have death penalty declared unconstitutional arose, during the landmark case of Furman vs. Georgia, declaring the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment, nonetheless, a Supreme Court decision in 1975, Gregg vs. Georgia, stated capital punishment did not violate the eighth Amendment rights, and the executions began again under state supervision. These inconsistencies and ... who confessed--on videotape--to the murders for which Porter had been convicted. After the confession became public, the sole eyewitness who testified against P...

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