Capital punishment
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
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Capital punishment. This was the penalty for serious offences in the ancient world, summarized in the biblical injunction, ‘Life for life’ (Exodus 21. 23; cf.
Genesis 9. 6).
Christianity inherited the biblical injunctions, and lived in a world where executions were practised: hence the acceptance in Romans 13. 1–7 that such executions may be instruments of God's wrath. However, Christianity derived itself far more from the demand of Jesus to forgive enemies and not to pursue vengeance. Christians have therefore been divided over the permissibility of capital punishment. Muslim attitudes are controlled by the verse in the
Qurʾān, ‘Do not take the life which Allāh has made sacred except for justice’ (6. 151). In practice, capital punishment is required for
murtadd (apostasy which has been followed by an attack on Islam),
zināʾ (adultery), and unjust murder (see
QIṢĀṢ).
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Corporal Punishment.
Magazine article from: Social Theory and Practice; 6/22/1998; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 10/11/1997; 700+ words
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Capital Punishment
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capital punishment
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Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
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Cruel and Unusual Punishment
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice
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