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Originally posted by JrKASperov:
Better yet. He's supposed to be Christian? So much for thou shallt not kill!
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Not that I'm a fan of the death penalty, but it bugs me when people quote the Ten Commandments in opposing it. Thou shall not kill is better translated as Thou shall not murder--just look at all the other offenses in Exodus where the penalty is being stoned to death.
Or look at all the times in the Old Testament where the Isrealites are ordered to kill every man, woman, and child of their enemies. The Old Testament is just not the place to find any arguments against killing during war, or as a punishment for crimes.