Abortion and the Death Penalty

Can some Christians please explain to me where they and their church stand on both of these issues? Becase i have had some confusing opinions, i would just like to know what the average is.

 

Unfortunately, the Christian church is not completely unified. However, as a very general rule, most Evangelical Protestant churches that I am aware of denounce abortion. Capital punishment is a little more varied in opinion, but I think that most churches allow for or support capital punishment.

Again, this is very general opinion. And the opinion of a church doesn't really automatically reflect the opinions of every member, either. If someone has more information on official church stances (particularly Roman Catholic and Easter Orthodox) I would also like to hear them.

 

I personally think there's an obvious moral chasm between murdering innocent unborn babies and executing duly convicted murderers.

 

How about the duly convicted mentally disabled murderers? Acceptable collateral damage?

Thou shalt not kill, [edit] unless you are really mad.

The death penalty is the height of hypocrisy. Murder is considerd by United States legislation to be the most heinous criminal act. Yet despite the obvious hypocrisy most states still allow the death penalty.

Studies categorically show that the death penalty is not a deterrent.

I think most would rather die, than spend the rest of their lives pinned up like an animal, among hostile people, and rape and all of that.

People think death is the worst possible fate, I propose that is absolutely false.

 

i really hate assholes who support the death penalty but protest abortion. (various RELIGION teachers at my school) "Thou shalt not kill, [edit] unless you are really mad." exactly. He says under no circumstances may you take an innocent life.(abortion) and i ask, what gives you the right ot judge whether or not a life is innocent? Under no circumstances may you take a life, unless they did something to offend you.

 

I'm pretty sure the catholic church's stance is that ALL life is sacred.

and from that, they stand on that abortion is wrong, and the death penalty is wrong.

 

Then why do violent criminals commonly agree to plea bargains that spare their lives?

Um, that's what jury trials are for.

Many Catholic theologians (including the late Pope JPII) have opposed the death penalty, but Catholic teaching does not consider it an absolute evil like abortion. Faithful Catholics can support capital punishment, but not elective abortion.

 

i wasnt aware that your god gave you the right to judge whether or not someone deserves to live.

 

He gave this right (and responsibility) to all mankind. See Gen. 9:6.

 

Ok, but lets pretend for a second that the bible is false. THen youre just being bad people and killing with no true authority. Youre maniacs, killing and ruling, controlled by a book which you dont know the origin.

 

The idea that the unjustly shed blood of the innocent cries out for justice is hardly unique to the Bible.