Reminder: In this year of
presidential elections, I decided to summarize key values that guide me as I
make the decision for whom to cast my vote.
Here is value #5 (no order of
importance implied in the numbering):
Value: Death should never
be as punishment for a crime.
Rationale: “For God so loved
the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall
not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Since out of love Christ died
for absolutely every human being (“the world”), no one should rob a human being
of a chance to be transformed by God’s love and no one should put to death a
human being who has been transformed by God’s love.
Debate: There is no debate
on this one.
Question to Ask: Will the candidate
push to abolish the capital punishment, and if so, how hard?
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