... 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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... 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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