There is a very good blog article on capital punishment / murder / killing etc. on C. Michael Patton’s blog Reclaiming the Mind: Parchment and Pen, a Theology Blog. His blog article is entitled “A Primer on the Christian Understanding Capital Punishment.” Can a God of love endorse capital punishment? Can a follower of Jesus [...]
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Thou Shalt Not Murder or Kill? What about Military, Law Enforcement, and Self-defense?
Posted: April 2, 2008 in Ethical Issues, FaithJack called me last night. I have only spoken to him once since the last time I saw him about 9 years ago. Jack was an army sniper in Vietnam. He saw lots of action, the kind Hollywood celebrates, that wows young men, the kind of action that fuels Rambo type movies, but also the [...]
