Capital Punishment a Religious Debate

Capital Punishment Capital punishment is defined as the execution of criminals by the state, for committing crimes, regarded as so heinous that it is the only acceptable punishment; But is it acceptable both morally and religiously. In the past, people have invariably felt that if they had been wronged in some way, it was their own right to take it in to his or her own hands and have vengeance on the person that harmed …

…is this ;for all societies of people since the beginning of time, there has been a principle of justice that some crimes are so serious they can be properly punished only by death. WORKS CITED Podolsky, J.D. March 16, 1994, Dayof Reckoning, People pg. 71-72 Religious Tolorance Organization. [Online]. Available: http://www.religioustolerance.org/ecute.htm/ [1999, Feb. 27]. Seideman, David. May 23,1994, A Twist Before Dieing, Time pg. 52 Wahl, Phil B. 1991 Capital Punishment: Questions and Answers Duncan, Oklahoma