simlyme
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I have a hard time understanding how Christian forgiveness can co-exist with the death penalty, but I grew up in Texas where the Bible never stands in the way of an execution. JMO. I know a lot of folks who would find nothing unusual about Heather and Drew stating they have forgiven the killer(s) and yet want them to be executed. As a teenager, I asked my parents why they felt it was okay for people to be executed. I was told that while God's law means we should forgive those who harm us (I'm paraphrasing, sorry), we are free to enact man's law against those who harm us. I wasn't able to grasp that concept then, nor am I able to grasp it now, but I know a lot of good folks who firmly believe it.
I really dont want to get into a "religion" debate, but I was curious as to an understanding of the topic (death penalty and Christians)
I did some googling and found this writing to be fairly simple(for me) to better understand it.
http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/cap-pun.html