Death penalty

• Death penalty


  Where the life of a condemned prisoner is taken away
• Purpose of the death penalty


  • To provide punishment for the most severe crimes
  • To act as a deterrent
  • Retribution
  • As protection
• Arguments for the death penalty


  • The old testament and Quran teaches the death penalty is allowed
  • Jesus never said anything against it
  • Muhammed suggested he agreed with it and sentenced people to death when he was the ruler of Medinah
  • The new testament says to follow the laws of a country- including death penalty
• Arguments against the death penalty


  • Sanctity of life- we do not have the authority to take it away
  • Jesus taught revenge was wrong
  • Most denominations of Christianity have spoken out against capital punishment
  • The Quran states capital punishment is one but not all of the options
  • The conditions the Quran gave about death penalty are often not met
• Non-religious arguments against the death penalty


  • Humanists believe any killing is wrong
  • Possibility of error
  • Situation ethics