Should there be a death penalty Yes or No?
As a son of a someone who used to work as a prison chaplain, I don't agree with the death penalty. I believe they too are human beings, they too can be saved, some are genuinely repentant in countries that still have the death penalty, and they are still put to death, the Bali 9 in Indonesia was a good example, Andrew Chan was a genuinely changed man, repentant, he turned to Jesus and deserved a second chance. But even though he significantly changed and was helping other prisoners, he still got put to death.
Found this arcticle.
https://www.christiantoday.com/arti....work.on.the.cross.shane.claiborne/134887.htm
I have done a lot of thinking on this subject as I don't feel you can make a blanket decision one way or another.
I have 12 grandchildren who I love so much and the thought of anyone willfully and deliberately killing a defenseless child should not be allowed to live.
I know that it is legal, but for me anyone that deliberately kills a baby in the womb should have the same fate of death.
A terrorist whose only purpose in life is to kill others should receive the same treatment, especially as they don't care if the victim is a woman or a child.
I think it is a dereliction of our duty if we don't protect the most vulnerable in society who have done no wrong. They have as much right to live as anyone else.
It was right that Tom Bundy who was a Christian and killed I think it was 13 women should have got the death penalty. Cases like that have given away their right to live.
I do think however that no one should be given the death penalty for murder unless it has been established without a shadow of a doubt that they were the perpetrator of the crime and it was premeditated. This is important because some of the books I have read showed that the legal authority wasn't interested in getting the killer. All they were interested in was getting A killer.
Over the last 2 or 3 years, I have read 40 books that have detailed specific crimes where a person has lost their life. The killer in some cases got the death penalty and is some they didn't because it wasn't premeditated.
Victims often feel hard done by because the sentence is so lenient. Recently a Catholic Priest got 10 years for abusing 43 victims. I would have happily given him 100 years and let him feel some of the pain he inflicted on innocent children.
What about love you say? Fine. I have copious amounts of love for those who have lost their lives and their family that has to suffer permanently. Some family members of murdered people suffer until the day they die.