It's my belief. Any society that practises the death penalty is backwards. The last execution in the whole of Australia was in 1967, and there was public outrage and rightly so. Where I live - the ACT - the death penalty has never been used.
I'm not talking about defending yourself against a violent act - that's entirely different. Someone who kills in self defence has a legal defence for their action. Nor am I saying that I think capital punishment is murder - I don't, it's a form of "justice".
I'm not talking about defending yourself against a violent act - that's entirely different. Someone who kills in self defence has a legal defence for their action. Nor am I saying that I think capital punishment is murder - I don't, it's a form of "justice".
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
