Capital Punishment

Question 1

What is capital punishment

Answer 1

The practise of executing someone because they have committed a serious crime

Question 2

Give three secular arguments for capital punishment

Answer 2

Gives retribution to families of victims
Acts as a deterrent to those who may think of committing a similar crime
Execution is cheaper than keeping a prisoner for life

Question 3

3 arguments against capital punishment

Answer 3

There have been many occasions of innocent people wrongfully executed
Execution can be seen as an easy way out
May be seen as uncivilised

Question 4

Give contradictions for the death penalty in the church

Answer 4

The anglican and the rcc haven’t retracted their support of it but most other denominations are against it

Question 5

Give a contradiction between the old and New Testaments on capital punishment

Answer 5

Exodus 21:23-24 says eye for an eye
Matthew says that if someone strikes you on one cheek you should turn them the other