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This 10 page paper examines the death penalty from various philosophical positions, and argues that despite detailed examination, the arguments can be better understood but not resolved. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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correct it. Yet there are some crimes so heinous that death seems the only penalty severe enough. Arguments can be made on both sides of the issue, and thus the
debate continues. This paper approaches the death penalty issue from several perspectives, and then discusses what they mean from a Christian theological perspective. The Moral/Ethical Questions Surrounding the Death Penalty
The debate on the death penalty is not limited to legal scholars and legislators; religious leaders are also weighing in. Perhaps the basic debate for people of faith is the
fact that the death penalty is an absolute, and that runs straight into another absolute: the commandment "Thou shalt not kill." The commandment doesnt have any caveats, such as "Thou
shalt not kill except in cases where a particularly heinous crime has been committed" or "Thou shalt not kill except in self-defense"; it says killing is forbidden, period. For people
who truly believe in religious teachings, the conflict is agonizing. Lutheran Bishop William Lazareth of Princeton, N.J., "avoids moralizing about compassion" when he discusses the death penalty, because he
feels there is a deeper issue: "the effect executions have on society" (Marquand, 1997, p. 1). He says, "They cheapen our sense of life, our sense of what is sacred"
(Marquand, 1997, p. 1). Dennis Pigman, a minister of the Assembly of God and a former chaplain on the Arkansas death row, believes that the death penalty is justified "in
extreme cases," but is "too often carried out for political reasons" (Marquand, 1997, p. 1). These two views illustrate some of the diverse views held by the religious community in
the United States. Roman Catholic clergy have "steadily opposed any form of capital punishment" (Marquand, 1997, p. 1) for the last 30 years, but they are the only group
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