Because Jesus Was Executed We Too Should Be Able To Execute People.

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when the bill reached the State Senate, despite a unanimous recommendation in support of it by the Senate Judiciary Committee, it was defeated 18-12.[...]

Sen. Lynn Hutchings, R-Cheyenne, argued that without the death penalty, Jesus Christ would not have been able to die to absolve the sins of mankind, and therefore capital punishment should be maintained.

I take it the other 17 were just rightwingers living their dream.

 

[dianaiad]

It's time to bring back crucifixion as a death penalty method. Nail them high. And all the rest of the ritual.

And of course Jesus said "hate the dirty, disease ridden stranger and build a wall between them and us..." and "Love thy neighbor but not if he's really different than you are".

I would really like to see the version of the Bible that has those specific quotes in it.

Or perhaps not.....

 

[Shadow Link]

Also, would Jesus still have been crucified had Judas not betrayed him? Was Judas' betrayal essential for our salvation? Is Judas in Hell, and if so, doesn't that make his sacrifice far more ultimate than Jesus', whose was basically a three day nap?

Have you not seen Dracula 2000?

 

[Stevicus]

More cutting edge logic from an elected official.

"Wyoming had the chance to repeal the death penalty… and blew it.

The State House passed the repeal bill without a problem — a surprise given the House’s GOP majority. But when the bill reached the State Senate, despite a unanimous recommendation in support of it by the Senate Judiciary Committee, it was defeated 18-12.

What’s especially troubling is how one of those Republicans defended her vote to let the government execute people:

Sen. Lynn Hutchings, R-Cheyenne, argued that without the death penalty, Jesus Christ would not have been able to die to absolve the sins of mankind, and therefore capital punishment should be maintained.

“The greatest man who ever lived died via the death penalty for you and me,” she said. “I’m grateful to him for our future hope because of this. Governments were instituted to execute justice. If it wasn’t for Jesus dying via the death penalty, we would all have no hope.”​

Jesus was executed and that worked out for everyone. Therefore, our government should get to kill people, too.

There’s that Christian “pro-life” logic we all cherish…
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Ah, ain't America grand.

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Would Jesus be executed in the U.S. for the same "crimes" he allegedly committed back in Judea?

 

[Skwim]

Would Jesus be executed in the U.S. for the same "crimes" he allegedly committed back in Judea?

I gotta believe the Christians would hope so, needing a savior and all. Personally, being against the death penalty, I would hope not.

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[Stevicus]

I gotta believe the Christians would hope so, needing a savior and all. Personally, being against the death penalty, I would hope not.

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It would be kind of weird if they did, not only just the execution part, but the expectation of resurrection. There would also be an autopsy.

 

[Evangelicalhumanist]

More cutting edge logic from an elected official.

"Wyoming had the chance to repeal the death penalty… and blew it.

The State House passed the repeal bill without a problem — a surprise given the House’s GOP majority. But when the bill reached the State Senate, despite a unanimous recommendation in support of it by the Senate Judiciary Committee, it was defeated 18-12.

What’s especially troubling is how one of those Republicans defended her vote to let the government execute people:

Sen. Lynn Hutchings, R-Cheyenne, argued that without the death penalty, Jesus Christ would not have been able to die to absolve the sins of mankind, and therefore capital punishment should be maintained.

“The greatest man who ever lived died via the death penalty for you and me,” she said. “I’m grateful to him for our future hope because of this. Governments were instituted to execute justice. If it wasn’t for Jesus dying via the death penalty, we would all have no hope.”​

Jesus was executed and that worked out for everyone. Therefore, our government should get to kill people, too.

There’s that Christian “pro-life” logic we all cherish…
source
​

Ah, ain't America grand.

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I return, as always, to my perennial question: "does religions impair the ability to think rationally, or is an inability to think rationally a strong predictor of religious belief?"

 

[fantome profane]

It makes perfect sense when you think about it. If they abolish the death penalty and then Jesus came back, how could they execute him again?

It’s God’s plan. Jesus keeps coming back, and we keep executing him. It is like a game. If we abolish the death penalty Jesus wins. We can’t have that.

 

[McBell]

It's especially bizzare when Christians say Christ is alive now. What is it? Dead or alive?

Maybe we can resurrect executed innocent criminals like the Bible says and let them go free.

This goes back to the "What did Jesus actually "Sacrifice""? debacle