Dylann Roof sentenced to death

[Secular Elf]

Doesn't the bible say: an eye for an eye?
Sorry, I forgot, I'm not supposed to take it literally, even though God fucking wrote it!  hehe

Jesus specifically rebuked that Old Testament law:  "You have heard that it was said, 'and eye for an eye', but I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you." Unfortunately we still have many Christians who are for the DP. There is 0 excuse for that, considering Jesus specifically opposed it on multiple occasions.

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I think one of the main arguments against the death penalty is, sometimes innocent people get killed. Well, I'm pretty sure Dylan ain't innocent, so killing him isn't murder.

Not for me. Even if 100% of death row inmates were guilty of heinous crimes, I'd still be against it. Mainly because there is 0 point to it in the modern day where we can keep them locked up and away from society.

In Matthew 5:18 Jesus is said to have said:

"For verily I say unto you, Till
heaven and earth pass, one jot or one
tittle shall in no wise pass from
the law, till all be fulfilled."
(King James Version)

"For most certainly, I tell you, until heaven
and earth pass away, not even one smallest letter
or one tiny pen stroke shall in any way pass away
from the law, until all things are accomplished."
(World English Bible)

If one is looking for consistency, the Bible is not a good source.  If it had a mouth it would be talking out of both corners, often at the same time.

My personal opinion about Dillon Roof is that he was a white racist trash and murderer who deserves the death penalty.  That is not to say that the death penalty is not applied fairly in all cases.  Whether it is because of cops being sloppy in their investigative work or they have it in for someone or whether juries are selected for making sure of a certain outcome, causing further injustice, sometimes innocent people of the crime of murder (some criminals no doubt have been put to death for a murder they did not commit, though they may have been actually guilty of say, grand theft auto).  Many of you have made valid points.  It would seem the death penalty issue can be complex.

The Charleston Church Murders has highlighted for me one interesting observation in regards to unfounded claims to truth, namely, religious belief.  The Christian Creator God has all that power to magically cause a Universe, yet, cannot, or will not, for any reason save 9 people in South Carolina from being shot to death by a racist bastard, nor keep 20 children in New Jersey from being slaughtered by a crazed gunman.  There are over a dozen or more references in the Bible (pick one, Heb. 13:8, Psalm 90:2, Malachi 3:6, etc., etc.) stating outright or hinting at the ancient Canaanite war god being the same from yesteryear to today.  Judging from his character content and actions of the Torah/Old Testament, Yahweh is quite a dick.  So if the Judeo-Christian god is real, he has been a complete jerk, is a complete jerk, and will always be a complete jerk.  He (do invisible imaginary friends who live in the sky have genitalia?) is not worthy of my worship, let alone anyone else's with a sane mind.