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Originally Posted by Spiffgirl
Thanks for your input, guys. You made some good points, and I'm taking it all into consideration.
Here's another angle I'm struggling with: I am pro-life and morally opposed to abortion because I believe that life is sacred. Therefore, is it hypocritical of me if I support the death penalty? Is it morally justifiable to say that the innocent unborn deserve to live, but those who have committed murder should die?
My brain hurts :-)
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well, i guess it all depends on where you get your morals from... if you're an old testament kinda gal, you can find the death penalty moral in the manner stant mentioned. if you swing more towards the new testament, then i don't really see how you can rationalize supporting it... (he who is without sin cast the first stone... although i could be wrong, i don't think jesus was or would have been pro-death penalty).