No, but it shows how society feels about the seriousness of what was done to their loved ones.
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No, but it shows how society feels about the seriousness of what was done to their loved ones.
The bible seems to be for the death penalty. And what does forgiveness have to do with it? Again, it is justice. Everyone can forgive Saddam, that doesn't mean he should be let free, does it? Unless you are advocating anarchy, no laws.
The OT was the death penality's biggest fan because it was a covenant based flesh and outward ritual. The NT, ushered in by Jesus for the fulfillment and completion of the OT, had a profoundly spiritual and inward interpretation of the OT Law and Prophets. In response to the OT command to execute adulterous women, Jesus contradicted the laws of the old covenant:The bible seems to be for the death penalty. And what does forgiveness have to do with it? Again, it is justice. Everyone can forgive Saddam, that doesn't mean he should be let free, does it? Unless you are advocating anarchy, no laws.
how does not supporting the death penalty equate to setting him free?The bible seems to be for the death penalty. And what does forgiveness have to do with it? Again, it is justice. Everyone can forgive Saddam, that doesn't mean he should be let free, does it? Unless you are advocating anarchy, no laws.
The OT was the death penality's biggest fan because it was a covenant based flesh and outward ritual. The NT, ushered in by Jesus for the fulfillment and completion of the OT, had a profoundly spiritual and inward interpretation of the OT Law and Prophets. In response to the OT command to execute adulterous women, Jesus contradicted the laws of the old covenant:
[bible]John 8:1-9[/bible]
Whether or not you view capital punishment as morally acceptable from a Christian perspective or not really doesn't matter though because our government nor any other true democracy is based on any religious system.
What does matter is whether or not it is humane based on science and reason.
Simply looking at this map will show what most of the world sees as the logic behind capital punishment.
Besides the U.S. the only countries who allow such a punishment are southwestern Asian and African countries. That speaks volumes in and of itself.
If you notice, Israel itself does not have the death penalty... What does that say about the conditions today not being the same as that of the Old Testament?
how does not supporting the death penalty equate to setting him free?
i think life imprisonment would "show how society feels about" his crimes, and yet we would not succumb to the most base tendencies of man, such as revenge. i think you said that a thief can pay back what he has stolen. you are right when you say that is not the case with saddam, so how does taking his life do anything but satisfy the blood lust that we reasonably feel, yet are called to rise above? if we are to love our enemies, shouldn't we find better ways of showing it? unless we are killing saddam to show him our love for him, how have we responded to the greatest challenge Christ asked of us?
When Saddam was first captured out of that "rat hole," wasn't he fingerprinted and/or DNA tested, and ID positively confirmed? I thought I read that somewhere. . . . .Saddam is NOT DEAD!! A stooge/double died in his place.
i think it is interesting that when you look at the map showing the distribution of countries that support the death penalty globally, the vast majority is the u.s. and the middle east. isn't it interesting that they are also the countries that much of the population consider "religious" countries. where does the blood lust stem from in these countries that profess to have God as their guiding light? is it coincidental that these countries are at odds with each other?
Saddam is NOT DEAD!! A stooge/double died in his place.
When Saddam was first captured out of that "rat hole," wasn't he fingerprinted and/or DNA tested, and ID positively confirmed? I thought I read that somewhere. . . . .