The Bible mentions it, and people have been using it regularly for centuries. ... In fact, inmates are six times more likely to get off death row by appeals than execution. ... In fact, 135 inmates have been spared by clemency or commutation form 1973-1995. ... What the Bible Says In the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) the death penalty was required for a wide range of offenses, both civil and religious. In the following passages from the King James Version of the Bible, Jehovah required the state to execute a person for murder: Genesis 9:6 states: Who so sheddeth man's blood, by ma...

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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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