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→Biblical View: rm dubious Bible interpretations
== Biblical View ==
== Biblical View ==
The [[Old Testament]] of the [[Bible]] has several passages that recommend the death penalty for different offenses.
According to the [[Bible]], these are the offenses which merit the [[death penalty]]:
According to the [[Bible]], these are the offenses which merit the [[death penalty]]:
# False [[Prophecy]] ([[Deuteronomy]] 13:5)
# False [[Prophecy]] ([[Deuteronomy]] 13:5)
# Rebellion/[[Treason]] ([[Joshua]] 1:18)
# Rebellion/[[Treason]] ([[Joshua]] 1:18)
# Worshipping a false god ([[Deuteronomy]] 13:6-10)
# Worshiping a false god ([[Deuteronomy]] 13:6-10)
# [[Sodomy]] ([[Leviticus]] 18:22, 20:13)
# [[Sodomy]] ([[Leviticus]] 18:22, 20:13)
# Sex with a woman betrothed to another ([[Deuteronomy]] 22:25)
# Sex with a woman betrothed to another ([[Deuteronomy]] 22:25)
# Cursing someone ([[Leviticus]] 24:14)
# Cursing someone ([[Leviticus]] 24:14)
Few people support capital punishment for non-murder offenses, and a number of Christians oppose the death penalty in all cases. Apologist [[JP Holding]] argues that the Bible including the New Testament nowhere repudiates the use of capital punishment, but that it does not necessarily mandate its use, either. <ref>http://www.tektonics.org/af/cappun.html</ref>
== Capital punishment in the United States ==
== Capital punishment in the United States ==