Christian arguments for capital punishment
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- Created on: 01-05-16 10:49
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- Christian arguments for capital punishment
- Bible sets down the death penalty as the punishment for a number of crimes - allowed by God
- The Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England have not retracted their statements allowing the state to use capital punishment
- Christian Churches used capital punishment in the past for heresy so it cannot be un-Christain
- Christian thinkers like Thomas Aquinas believed that punishment should reform the sinner and secure peace for society
- He believed Christians should be allowed to use capital punishment to do this
- Agree with all non-religious argument for capital punishment
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