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<blockquote data-quote="Ringo84" data-source="post: 65550147" data-attributes="member: 157762"><p>Saying that the Old Testament justifies murder is problematic for several reasons:</p><p>1. If we start basing our laws off of Levitical law, where do we draw the line? I know it gets brought up in every thread on this subject, but does that mean that laws permitting the stoning of disobedient children become justified also?</p><p></p><p>2. Our government is Constitutionally required to remain religiously neutral. Thus, basing our justifications (rationalizations) for the death penalty is an intermingling of two things that should be separate: church and state.</p><p></p><p>3. The Bible also says, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" and "vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord". As much as you can find rationalizations for putting criminals to death, you can find an equal number of verses saying the opposite.</p><p>Ringo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ringo84, post: 65550147, member: 157762"] Saying that the Old Testament justifies murder is problematic for several reasons: 1. If we start basing our laws off of Levitical law, where do we draw the line? I know it gets brought up in every thread on this subject, but does that mean that laws permitting the stoning of disobedient children become justified also? 2. Our government is Constitutionally required to remain religiously neutral. Thus, basing our justifications (rationalizations) for the death penalty is an intermingling of two things that should be separate: church and state. 3. The Bible also says, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" and "vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord". As much as you can find rationalizations for putting criminals to death, you can find an equal number of verses saying the opposite. Ringo [/QUOTE]
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