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Originally Posted by 911teo
Are any of you guys Christians? Please do not treat the question as a challenge but as a genuine question. I'd like to understand and clear some doubts that I have.
I understand the bible says "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth", but I thought that Jesus said that God should be the only one to judge, and that we'll face the ultimate judgement when we die.
Don't you think that by killing a man you are robbing them of the chance of finding Jesus and God?
I am not extremely religious myself and I am not interested in the view of non religious people.
I thought TX was a very Christian state and I struggle to understand how people come to terms with that.
I though Jesus predicated forgiveness and that God's ways are unknown to us.
Maybe I am wrong on what Jesus said and there is no contradiction vs the bible stance.
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I couldn't care less what the Bible says wrt to criminal law. Ditto for the Koran. The Bible had no problem with slavery, but we got rid of that a while ago. Religious doctrine should have no place in deciding criminals' punishments.
TX is a state that has very overwhelming support for capital punishment. I think it's well into the 80% range. It's the law there and,
AFAIK, the governor cannot even commute a death sentence unless recommended by the state pardon board. Bottom line is that TX means business wrt capital murder. Like Jeff Higgins suggested, states should sell raffle or lotto tickets for folks to assist with executions. I know I'd buy a few.