The death penalty can be regarded as inhumane however, in my opinion the death penalty should be enacted in all states. The death penalty seems to be a very effective deterrent in keeping most people from committing brutal crimes.
In a religious sense the death penalty does seem to contradict the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth by going against the belief that hate should not be returned with hate and evil with evil. Essentially this teaching has the same meaning as Gandhi’s teaching that “an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind”. If a person identifies strongly to a religious affiliation then I understand why they would not agree with the death penalty, however, I believe that this kind of circumstances is why church and state must be separated. It is not the duty or right of religious groups to decide the laws in which a country of many different religions is a part of.
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