Opposers of the death penalty believe that it is God's responsibility to take someone's life no matter the circumstances that were in place when the crime was committed; however, the Bible clearly states, "In Genesis 9:6, God told Noah that the penalty for intentional murder should be death: ˜Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image' " (Mohler Jr.). Supporters of capital punishment believe that there is always a consequence for your actions which is what God is implying in the Bible when he tells Noah that if a man ...

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Retentionists (people for capital punishment) have long asserted the deterrent power of capital punishment as an obvious fact. ... There is absolutely no way to prove, with any certainty, how many would-be murderers were in fact deterred from killing. ... Retentionists says the bible (Genesis 9:6) says, "Whosoever sheds man's blood, by man may his blood be shed." ...

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Retentionists have long asserted the deterrent power of capital punishment as an obvious fact. ... There is absolutely no way to prove, with any certainty, how many would-be murderers were in fact deterred from killing (Carrington 82). ... Retentionists says the bible (Genesis 9:6) says, "Whosoever sheds man's blood, by man may his blood be shed." ...

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