I was sad when they hanged Saddam

I would have to join our mutual friend on that viewpoint: I do not believe in the death penalty. Although I cannot speak for anyone else, I personally do not deny that I do not believe in the death penalty.

But that is a discussion that will take more than three pages.

Regards, hope all is well with you and yours out in Montana,
BiR

 

nothing in the bible is stupid.

 

mmmm

Well, I do not believe that God hanging His Son upon the Cross was stupid . . .

I guess we may disagree on that . . . but, the sacrifice of my Lord is not what I would call stupid.

 

I did not gloat over his death. And while, I did feel sorrow at his punishment, I knew that his punishment was earned. He sinned against God and against his people - he knew what he deserved and faced it.

 

Theres something wrong when people don't know the difference between abortion and death penalty. And unborn child verses a mass murder, and you can't tell the difference. hummm

 

You got that right, Donna

 

Amen to that.

 

Is God stupid? [Genesis 38:10

 

I honestly didn't think they'd execute him so quickly after the trial. That was surely "quick justice". I think he got what he deserved. I think the Iraqis did the right thing in executeing them so quickly, if he would have been in prison for 15 or so years before the execution, I think that would have been worse for the people there. They needed some kind of closure, and quickly at that, now the slate has been wiped clean, so to say.

Dustin

 

This one. If the Texans had hanged Santa Anna after his capture at San Jacinto, he would never have come back to power. But in fact he did, 4 more times.

 

I will be in the minority here, I guess.

I was not at all sad that they killed him.

I was only sad that he was not saved.

 

What's always seemed so mixed-up to me is the fact that most pro-choice (pro-death for babies) liberals are vehemently opposed to the death penalty. (It's okay to kill babies, just not adults.)

On the other hand, most conservatives & Christians who are so opposed to abortion are okay with the death penalty. Many of them are more than "okay" with it. They'd like to be the one who throws the switch.

It's not that someone can't tell the difference between an unborn child and a mass murderer, it's the fact that taking another life is taking another life, and some people have a problem with doing that no matter what the circumstances.

Personally, I'm not totally against the death penalty. But, the thing that's always bothered me is, what if the wrong person is convicted? What if you identify someone you saw kill someone else, they put this person to death, and then several years later the real killer comes forward and confesses. You identified the wrong man. Now he's dead. Should you now be put to death for your part in having an innocent man killed?

At least with prison, if a mistake is made, the person could still get what's left of his life back. With the death penalty, there's no room for error.

 

There was a reason God killed all those people in the flood. Those people were exceedingly wicked. He spared the life of Cain to allow us to see what would happen if people like that are allowed to live. NOT GOOD.

God decided to destroy by a flood that powerful, long lived race that had corrupted their ways before him. He would not allow them to live out the days of their natural life, which would have been hundreds of years. It was only a few generations since Adam had access to the tree of life which was to prolong life. After his disobedience Adam was not allowed to eat of the tree of life and perpetuate an existence in sin. In order for man to have an endless life he must continue to eat of the fruit of the tree of life. Deprived of this, his life would gradually wear out.

This is GOD'S MERCY... people need to realize that severity to a few sometimes proves to be mercy to many

People need to stop with their misplaced "kindness".

Yes its sad Saddam didnt repent.