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Date Posted: 17:26:01 10/09/99 Sat
Author: Beth
Subject: Re: capital punishment
In reply to: Gabriel 's message, "Re: capital punishment" on 15:18:54 10/08/99 Fri

> > > Just wondered what everyones thoughts are on the
> > death
> > > penalty, as far as being christians and such.
> > Honestly
> > > I am not sure what I think about it, being a cop I
> > > must say I see why the states have it, but then
> again
> > > I'm not sure if killing someone for killing someone
> > is
> > > absolutly right either. I must say though on cases
> we
> > > have had, it is hard to say I wouldn't support the
> > > death penalty in those cases, like next month
> > Missouri
> > > is set to execute a man who killed a Highway
> > Patrolmen
> > > over a traffic ticket, so in a way I can not really
> > > say that it bothers me they will execute him, but
> I'm
> > > also very biased against cop killers, so I guess I
> > > don't really know what to think, so I'm curious
> what
> > > others think.
> > > god bless
> > > Brian
> >
> >
> > Being since I am from Texas which is "The Lethal
> > Injection Capital of America", I am for the death
> > penalty. The Bible clearly tells us to obey the laws
> > of the land. So, if you break a law, you pay the
> > consequences. I am different from Gabriel and
> > Zuriakim regarding murderers just getting a life
> > sentence,if they murder someone, they should suffer
> > the consequences by having their life taken if that
> is
> > what the law states. It just galls me that someone
> > like Charles Manson is still breathing. He is never
> > going to repent and misguided kids actually send him
> > fan mail and make him their hero. Maybe if he had
> > been put to death, these kids wouldn't have given him
> > a second thought.
>
> Hmmm... I don't know about that. Many murderers have
> been known to come to repentance in jail or on the way
> to death. Look at the thief on the cross, for instance.
>
> Peace and prayer,
> Gabriel

I know that there have been many murderers that have repented and been saved. There is Karla Faye Tucker that was put to death here in Texas a year and a half ago. She became a born again christian while in jail but she was put to death even though she had lawyers trying to get her sentence changed to life in prison. Karla had married the prison chaplain and had a very effective ministry going inside the prison. Governor Bush refused to commute her sentence. It upset me but I understand that it was God's will and I know that her testimony will still change lives even though she is dead. And I fully believe David Berkowitz' testimony about being saved,too. I know a lot of people think it is an act but when I see his eyes on tv, they look totally different from when he was convicted. Now as for Charles Manson, I think if he was going to repent, he would have done it by now and I don't think he ever will. He is evil and needs to put removed from this world.

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Re: capital punishment -- fate_777, 18:16:46 10/09/99 Sat