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I believe Lindsay Clancy, if found guilty, should receive the death penalty for the murder of each of her children. I understand that capital punishment is not an option in Massachusetts. I also understand all the complexities of the very real suffering . . . Continue reading →
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In a recent episode of Presbycast, the host and three guests considered a letter written by J. Gresham Machen in 1925 to a missionary in the Southern Presbyterian Church. It did not take long for the conversation on the podcast to turn . . . Continue reading →
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Justice is roughly equivalent to the lex talionis principle. It is why we see it arise within the theocracy of Israel under the law. The “eye for an eye” principle is what we might call, along with the Westminster Confession of Faith, . . . Continue reading →
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The matter of the death penalty in this country is highly debated. This was not always the case. Roman Catholicism opposes the death penalty, and with the increase of Roman Catholic immigration to the United States, capital punishment for capital crimes is no longer simply assumed. Roman Catholic opposition to the death penalty was not always the case. After all, Rome used to execute people for teaching or writing heresy. Continue reading →
