Perspective on the Death Penalty

So far, there are 32 states in the United States, 18 states are executing the death penalty, and 18 states do not execute the death penalty ("countries with death penalty"). In 2012, there were only 43 people in the 760,739 cases of about 14827 murder cases and serious attacks ("1960 - 2012 American crime"), only 43 people ("2012 execution list") executed. These numbers do not seem to be joined together. In 2012, 100,000 people, Michigan State which is a non-death sentence ("State and State murder rate"), Murder of the United States per about 8 percent.

There are many people with religious views on capital punishment. Most religious groups have forgiven and forgotten, so they do not keep the death penalty. What do you think if a murderer is sent to prison when a loved one is killed? Compared with the death sentence, it is troublesome to send him to prison. If life does not have the sympathy for the killer, we should not have any sympathy for his life, if he sinned, always waste of living money to him Will keep

Over time, Christianity changed the perception of the death penalty, and different Christian denominations did different teachings. Many early Christians strongly oppose the death penalty and the magistrate who executed the death penalty may be expelled from the church. In the 5th century, the attitude began to gradually relax. In the 13th century, the death penalty is the form of "legitimate killing," Thomas Aquinas (Thomas Aquinas) in centuries, it became the standard Catholic doctrine of the problem. Protestant reforms for the death penal defense, between Martin Luther and John Calvin, but Quakers, brothers and Mennonites have opposed them since its establishment. Since the Second Vatican Council, the Roman Catholic Church generally opposed the death penalty, and in August 2018, in all cases as if the catechism of the Pope Francis Catholic Church was clearly unacceptable for inviolability and dignity Attack attacks attacks. people

I found a CNS article - (Catholic Church, State of Virginia, 13 August.) "Why did the pope say that the death penalty is" unacceptable "- the death penalty stance of the church reasonable, historical With respect to the power of national administration of perspective, long-standing tradition will be established teaching and reality of the Bible. Humans are to gain dignity from God themselves. We are made of our own images and images (Genesis 1: 26). We can not change what we are doing or what the government is doing. Therefore, the fact that the state receives punishment for his right and wrong does not impair human dignity. It can not be done alone