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Flashcards by Charnanigan14, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Charnanigan14
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| Question | Answer |
| Many Christians believe capital punishment is... | Un-Christian |
| Christians believe Jesus came to reform a)... Therefore, it is impossible to b)... a criminal who has been executed. | a) Sinners b) Reform |
| What did Jesus do about retribution when he said 'an eye for and eye', 'a tooth for a tooth'? | He banned retribution as he said the statement is wrong. |
| To Christians, the law of the New Testament a)... the law of the old testament. The new testament laws b)... capital punishment. | a) Replaces b) Permit |
| Christianity teaches that.... often known as the sanctity of life | Human life is sacred |
| With the sanctity of life, only... has a right to take a life | God |
| If abortion and euthanasia are wrong doings, then so must.... | Capital Punishment |
| Most.... have permitted capital punishment. | Christian Churches |
| Name a type of church which hasn't condemned capital punishment. | Roman Catholic Church |
| The Roman Catholic church has leaders which... capital punishment | Condemn |
| Give an example of a group of leaders which have condemned capital punishment. | Catholic Bishops Conference of the USA. |
| However, some Christians do believe capital punishment can be... by Christians | Used |
| Some think that capital punishment prevents a)... and keeps b)... in society | a) Murder b) Order |
| The bible sets down the death penalty as a punishment for a... of crimes | Number |
| The Roman Catholic church and the a)... have not b)... their statements which permit the use of capital punishment | a) Church of England b) Retracted |
| The Christian church used capital punishment for... which means it cannot be un-Christian | Heresy |
| What is Heresy? | Holding different beliefs to the official church teachings |
| Thomas Aquinas said that peace in society a)... Therefore, capital punishment can be used by Christians to preserve peace in society. Thomas was a b)... | a) is more important than reform of a sinner b) Christian Thinker |
| Christians also believe in non-religious arguments for and ... capital punishment | Against |