Sure, stoning is always an option.You think God is barbaric
You know what's even better? Not starting life in the first place.
What about in cases of false convictions?
ah yes, that's the christian way of course. collateral cost...
The Christian way is to obey the law and not be involved in the mess in the first place. My comments come from one that has "come out of her" and are launched from the cheap seats far from center field.
What about in cases of false convictions?
Flawed humans will make mistakes. But that must not stop us
from following God’s plain commands!
A swift death penalty was intended by our Creator to deter or
restrain additional people from committing the sin of murder.
To stop or delay the death penalty because the courts are afraid
of making a mistake is direct disobedience to God and His laws!
Your god sounds evil.
Evil would be doing nothing and letting murders go free to kill again.
Nobody is suggesting doing nothing or letting murderers roam free.
However, killing people is not something that can be undone. Inevitably wrongful convictions happen and innocent people are put to death. *That* is evil.
Flawed humans will make mistakes. But that must not stop us
from following God’s plain commands!
A swift death penalty was intended by our Creator to deter or
restrain additional people from committing the sin of murder.
To stop or delay the death penalty because the courts are afraid
of making a mistake is direct disobedience to God and His laws!
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book of Proverbs states, “When the scorner is punished,
the simple is made wise,” and “Smite a scorner, and the simple
will beware” (Proverbs 21:11; 19:25).
People can learn vicariously from the experiences of others!
The deterrent effect of the death penalty is muted because of current
practices. But even basic understanding of human nature tells us that,
if administered properly, the death penalty would have a significant
deterrent effect!
As the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover once stated about our modern
permissive society, we have “substituted INDULGENCE for discipline.”
The result is that our prisons are full to overflowing and our
societyis inundated in violent crime.
Correction is the God-given means to prevent crime and other
problems. Using strong correction FORCES CHANGE in criminals
convicted of lesser offenses and eliminates entirely the threat of
those convicted of violent crimes such as murder.
As the late FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover once stated about our modern
permissive society, we have “substituted INDULGENCE for discipline.”
The result is that our prisons are full to overflowing and our
societyis inundated in violent crime.
How does this square with the death penalty becoming more rarely used in the US while our murder rate has been on the decline in that same period?