Some Christians believe that capital punishment is right

Question 1

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Answer 1

The Bible sets down the death penalty as the punishment for a number of crimes and so it is allowed by God.

Question 2

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Answer 2

The Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England have not retracted their statements which allow the state to use capital punishment.

Question 3

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Answer 3

Christian thinkers such as St. Thomas Aquinas argued that punishment in Christianity should reform the sinner and secure peace for society. A peaceful society is more important than the reformation of a sinner though and so capital punishment can be used to preserve that peace.

Question 4

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Answer 4

The Christian church itself used capital punishment in the past for the crime of heresy. This means capital punishment cannot be unchristian.