I dislike the whole idea of a death penalty. Still, it is more humane than putting someone in a small cage for years and years. That is far more horrible than death.
Death is not a punishment….it’s a freedom from suffering. “Life” should mean life , with hard labour to earn your keep make compensation to your victims.
“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who hates his brother will be subject to judgment.” Matthew 5:21-22
I think the point is that we as a society should strive to be at least morally better than the criminals we are executing.No, we shouldn’t be liberal hippies and let murderers go free like some right wing wackos are suggesting.
That doesn’t mean we should go around and explode people’s veins in the name of ‘justice’.
I like the interpretation from that nice, peaceful bible that if your kid doesn’t turn down the TV on command, you turn him over to the mob in the street to stone him to death.
This strip contributes to the common misunderstanding that the Bible prohibits the execution of certain criminals. The Hebrew language has different verbs for the ending of life, and the better (noncontradictory) translation for the commandment is: Thou shalt not murder.
No no no… thou shalt not MURDER. If you actually read the Bible (both OT and NT), there is nothing ever said condemning the act of killing. MURDER is always bad but there is a time and place for killing.
turgilsa almost 10 years ago
I dislike the whole idea of a death penalty. Still, it is more humane than putting someone in a small cage for years and years. That is far more horrible than death.
ideations almost 10 years ago
The punishment should fit the crime!
I Play One On TV almost 10 years ago
Interesting. Thanks for the link.
I Play One On TV almost 10 years ago
“Capital punishment was established by God in the bible and is endorsed for certain crimes.”
So is taking your unruly children into the town to have them stoned to death. Sometimes biblical literacy creates more quandaries than it solves.
pcolli almost 10 years ago
Death is not a punishment….it’s a freedom from suffering. “Life” should mean life , with hard labour to earn your keep make compensation to your victims.
trimguy almost 10 years ago
Nope. Another fake Christian fallacy.
“You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment. But I tell you that anyone who hates his brother will be subject to judgment.” Matthew 5:21-22moosemin almost 10 years ago
Did Clayton Lockett read that particular commandment?
Wacky Jacky almost 10 years ago
I think the point is that we as a society should strive to be at least morally better than the criminals we are executing.No, we shouldn’t be liberal hippies and let murderers go free like some right wing wackos are suggesting.
That doesn’t mean we should go around and explode people’s veins in the name of ‘justice’.
Dtroutma almost 10 years ago
I like the interpretation from that nice, peaceful bible that if your kid doesn’t turn down the TV on command, you turn him over to the mob in the street to stone him to death.
Robert Stroud almost 10 years ago
This strip contributes to the common misunderstanding that the Bible prohibits the execution of certain criminals. The Hebrew language has different verbs for the ending of life, and the better (noncontradictory) translation for the commandment is: Thou shalt not murder.
KZ71 almost 10 years ago
No no no… thou shalt not MURDER. If you actually read the Bible (both OT and NT), there is nothing ever said condemning the act of killing. MURDER is always bad but there is a time and place for killing.