badgenome on 18 July 2011
sapphi_snake said:
In the Christian religion (which is generally what conservatives from Western nations base their ideas on), isn't it a sin to kill someone, and isn't it god's job to judge and punish humans? Obviously something like killing a person because they're "guilty" isn't something that a Christian should be doing. |
Both the Old and New Testaments draw a distinction between unjustified and justified killing and make explicit exceptions for self-defense and the death penalty, so no.
