Themes : Crime and Punishment Flashcards
Law
(Bible)
‘Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities’
Justice
(Old testament)
‘You shall give life for life’
Forgiveness
(New Testament Jesus)
‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’
Forgiveness
(Bible)
‘Overcome evil with good’
Capital Punishment
(against in the bible)
‘You shall not kill’
Golden rule
(Bible)
‘Treat others as you want to be treated’
Justice
(bible)
‘Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God’
Revenge
(Bible) (Gee Walker)
‘Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger’
Imprisonment
(statistic)
75% of ex-inmates reoffend within 9 years
Hate crimes
(Bible)
‘There is neither jew nor gentile, nor slave nor free, nor male nor femalel, you are all one in christ jesus’
Reasons for crime
(pope francis)
‘Focusing on poverty and sacrificing for the
poor are the heart of the Gospel’
Suffering
“We also glory in our sufferings, because we
know that suffering produces perseverance;
Forgiveness
(lords prayer)
“Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us”
Corporal punishment
“He who spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them”