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Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment
Capital punishment can be traced back to before the days of Jesus. Over the centuries capital punishment has taken on various forms. In ancient Persia prisoners were commonly eaten alive by insects. During the Middle Ages, common execution methods included amputation, impaling, crucifixion, boiling in oil, and burning at the stake. In France, in 1882, Nicolas Pelletier became the first person to die by the guillotine. Today in the United States the most common form of the death penalty is lethal injection. Regardless of the how it is done there has always been the question of is it right? Is it ethical? The debate goes on today, as both sides rally with passion.

Supporters of the death penalty base their beliefs from sections of the Bible, from the Constitution and out of logic. Throughout the Bible there are passages that support the death penalty such as "An eye for an eye". The Bible talks about the penalty of death when dealing with a variety of......


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