Religion, Crime, and Punishment

• "Love your neighbour as yourself" - Mark 12:31
• 'The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.'
• Giving to the Needy - Pope Francis 


  'Focusing on poverty and sacrificing for the poor are at the heart of the gospel. If Christians don't dig deep and generously open up their wallets, they do not have genuine faith.'
• Obeying the Law - The Bible

  'Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established.'
• Forgiveness of criminals - The Bible

  'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For... I was in prison and you came to visit me .'
• Forgiveness of Criminals - The Bible

  'For you are all one in Christ Jesus.'
• Anti-Revenge - The Bible

  'Do not take revenge... but leave room for God's wrath.'
• Anti-Revenge - The Bible

  'Do not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.'
• Suffering - The Bible

  'We also glory in our sufferings; because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.'
• Helping the Needy - Helen Keller

  'We are never really happy until we try to brighten the lives of others.'
• Lessening suffering - The Bible

  'One of the (disciples) struck the servant...cutting his right ear. But Jesus answered 'No more of this!' And he touched the man's ear and healed him.'
• Pro-Corporal punishment - The Bible

  'He who spares the rod hates their children, but one who loves their children is careful to discipline them.'
• Forgiveness - The Bible

  'Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.'
• Forgiveness - the Bible

  ''How many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?' Jesus answered '...not seven times, but seventy-seven times.'
• Forgiveness due to denial - The Bible

  'Father forgive them for they know not what they do.'
• Pro- The Death Penalty - The Bible

  'Whoso sheddeth man’s blood by man shall his blood be shed.'
• Pro- The Death Penalty - The Bible

  'Life for life, eye for eye.'
• Anti- Death Penalty - The Bible

  'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn away from their ways and live.'
• Anti-Death Penalty and pro rehabilitation - Pope Francis 


  'This conviction (that human life and dignity should be protected) has led me... to advocate... for the global abolition of the death penalty... Since every life is sacred... and society can only benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes.'