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Originally Posted by jiro123
I choose Jesus Christ's teaching and statistics and logics to justify my position. Religion said it's not wrong to do death penalty.
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Overwhelming rhetoric usually fails in the particulars. Are you saying the historical Jesus recommended the death penalty? Actually, the words handed down to us show he carefully avoided such declarative statements.
If you cite the often repeated theory that he freely gave himself to be crucified as proof he approved of the death penalty, that's a reach the majority of theologians soundly reject. By how he lived his life as a rabbi of the people, that idea is opposite of all he tried to do in the history we know.
When you say "religion said it's not wrong to do death penalty," I believe you that some religions says so, but at least as many religions are opposed. The Catholic church is only one religion opposed to the death penalty.
Again, this emotional issue throws logic to the winds. My point is that when the premise is on shaky ground, then the conclusion is also suspect.