Capital punishment

Question 1

What is capital punishment

Answer 1

The death penalty fro a crime or offence

Question 2

NON RELIGIOUS For Capital Punishment

Answer 2

• Puts people off committing serious crimes
• Only way to make murderers pay for their crimes
• Protects people from murders and terrorist

Question 3

NON RELIGIOUS Against Capital Punishment

Answer 3

• Wrongly sentenced (INNOCENT DEATH)
• Human life is the most important
• ## Texas has a death penalty -> highest murder rate

Question 4

Why some Christians AGREE with the death penalty (4)

Answer 4

• The bible -> uses this as a punishment (allowed by God)
• Church -> used CP in the past / can’t be unchristian
• People -> punishment in Christianity should reform the sinner (peace is important)
• Church -> haven’t retracted their statements which permit CP

Question 5

Why some Christians DISAGREE with the death penalty (4)

Answer 5

• Christianity teaches human life is sacred (only God has the right to take life)
• Jesus died to save, you can’t reform if you are executed
• Jesus banned ‘an eye or an eye’. New Testament has replaced the law
• Most CC have condemned the DP

Question 6

Why some Muslims AGREE with the death penalty (4)

Answer 6

• God set the punishment in the Qur’an WOG
• Muhammad agree with CP (obey him)
• Muhammad sentenced people to death for murder when he was ruler (best to follow)
• The shark’ah -> CP is for adultery and murder (follow this law)

Question 7

Why some Muslims DISAGREE with the death penalty (4)

Answer 7

• CP is recommended by the Quran but not compulsory
• The shariah -> family of a murder victim can accept blood money from murders rather than DP
• Courts might be wrong
• Life is worse than DP (suicide)