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- 721: Capital Punishment and the Death Penalty
- ... tooth for a tooth." They also use verses from the Bible like, "Whosoever sheds a man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed" (Genesis 9:6), and Exodus 21:12 to show that Christianity supports it. They claim that executions deter other criminals from killing in fear of being executed. However, this could never been proven since it would be very difficult to link a drop in murders to ...
- 722: Marcus Tullius Cicero
- ... defense of learning and philosophy, and left to his illustrious competitor the task of arraigning them. It was this book which first led St. Augustine to the study of Christian philosophy and the doctrines of Christianity. The treatise De Republica has been in part rescued from the destroying hand of time by the labors of Mai. Except the works De Inventions and De Oratore, this was the earliest of Cicero's ...
- 723: Capital Punishment
- ... which, in the original Hebrew reads, "Thou Shall Not Commit Murder." However, these literal interpretations of selected passages from the Bible which are often quoted out of context corrupt the compassionate attitude of Judaism and Christianity, which clearly focuses on redemption and forgiveness, and urges humane and effective ways of dealing with crime and violence. Those who use the Bible to support the death penalty are by themselves since almost all ...
- 724: “To legalize or Not to Legalize”
- ... of senses, bodily self-awareness, sexuality, music, and dancing. Drugs also have had a religious impact on society in religions such as Sufism, Hinduism, tantriac Buddhism, and native American shamanism, as well as ceremonially in Christianity. (Toward a Users’ Rights Drug Policy - pages 387-388) Many say that drugs are apart of the American History and have played a vital role since the time of the Boston Tea Party and that ...
- 725: Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society
- ... Cases.” Boston University Law Review 75 (1995): 768-69. Cavanagh, Suzanne, and David Teasley. “Capital Punishment: A Brief Overview.” CRS Report For Congress 95-505GOV (1995): 4. Frame, Randy. “A Matter Of Life and Death.” Christianity Today 14 Aug. 1995: 50 Grisham, John. The Chamber. New York: Island Books, 1994. Stewart, David O. “Dealing with Death.” American Bar Association Journal 80.11 (1994): 50 Tabak, Ronald J. “Report: Ineffective Assistance of ...
- 726: Revolutions
- ... promises of God. This belief was the chief guide to religious truths for all Protistants. Between 1521 and 1525, Luther's religious movement became a revolution. In 1555, after many religious wars, the division of Christianity was formally acknowledged when Lutheranism was granted the same legal rights as Catholicism. Revolution came in many forms. The Scientific Revolution brought many different changes. The idea that the sun not the earth was the ...
- 727: The Death Penalty
- ... place so the public would be aware of what would happen if you decided to follow your own religion. Many burned at the stake were women and some were even children. It is ironic that Christianity is built around forgiveness. Many other gruesome mass executions throughout the ages were performed for minor crimes that today would be classed as mmisdemeanors. One of the most vicious methods of execution ever invented was ...
- 728: Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society
- ... Cases." Boston University Law Review 75 (1995): 768-69. Cavanagh, Suzanne, and David Teasley. "Capital Punishment: A Brief Overview." CRS Report For Congress 95-505GOV (1995): 4. Frame, Randy. "A Matter Of Life and Death." Christianity Today 14 Aug. 1995: 50 Grisham, John. The Chamber. New York: Island Books, 1994. Stewart, David O. "Dealing with Death." American Bar Association Journal 80.11 (1994): 50 Tabak, Ronald J. "Report: Ineffective Assistance of ...
- 729: Capital Punishment: Injustice of Society
- ... Cases.” Boston University Law Review 75 (1995): 768-69. Cavanagh, Suzanne, and David Teasley. “Capital Punishment: A Brief Overview.” CRS Report For Congress 95-505GOV (1995): 4. Frame, Randy. “A Matter Of Life and Death.” Christianity Today 14 Aug. 1995: 50 Grisham, John. The Chamber. New York: Island Books, 1994. Stewart, David O. “Dealing with Death.” American Bar Association Journal 80.11 (1994): 50 Tabak, Ronald J. “Report: Ineffective Assistance of ...
- 730: Capital Punishment: Is It Required
- ... Capital Punishment: A Brief Overview. CRS Report For Congress 95-505GOV (1995): 4. 3) Flanders, Stephen A. Capital Punishment. New York, NY: Facts on File, 1991. 4) Frame, Randy. A Matter Of Life and Death. Christianity Today 14 Aug. 1995: 50 5) Grisham, John. The Chamber. New York: Island Books, 1994. 6) Long, Robert Emmet. Criminal Sentencing. New York, NY: H.W. Company, 1995. 7) Stewart, David O. Dealing with Death ...
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