Posts Tagged ‘death penalty’
The death penalty vs. human abortion
Here is what is vexing about Pope Francis: his emphasis.
In his address to Congress, he made passing reference to human abortion and then quickly segued into the death penalty, on which he dwelled.
And yet 410 people were executed in the U.S. in the past decade compared to 10 million deaths via human abortion…
Read MoreThere is no moral equivalence between human abortion and the death penalty
“I hope that all who are championing Respect for Life in the arena of the unborn are consistent in supporting the eradication of the death penalty. Respect for Life is respect for all life, not cherry-picking who gets to live and who is deemed not worthy. “
Read MoreWhy I’m against the death penalty
Does capital punishment make us more civilized? I think not. It compounds one death with another. Many of my conservative brethren disagree with me. They site the Old Testament as validation of the efficacy and justness of the death penalty.
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