why if christians are against abortion or commiting suicide, are they living in a country that allows death...

Question

penalty?
if one person is not allowed to take his/her own life why can others do that???
why if there are so many christians in U.S dont they do something against that, and by doing something i mean forcing the government to change the rules?

but anyway they vote and they are a lot so if they struggle hard enough any candidate to presidency would hear anything they had to say

Answer 1

because a lot of christians like to pick and choose which bible passages they follow, depending on the situation.

Answer 2

Many people support the death penatly because they do not yet know the facts about the death penalty system. One of your answerers needs to know that it is not a deterrent.
Here are a few facts about it - all verifiable and sourced:

Re: Deterrence
The death penalty isn’t a deterrent. Murder rates are actually higher in states with the death penalty than in states without it. Moreover, people who kill or commit other serious crimes do not think about the consequences or even that they will be caught (if they think at all.)

Re: cost
The death penalty costs far more than life in prison. The huge extra costs start to mount up even before the trial. There are more cost effective ways to prevent and control crime.

Re: Alternatives
48 states have life without parole on the books. It means what it says, is swift and sure and is rarely appealed. Being locked in a tiny cell for 23 hours a day, forever, is certainly no picnic. Life without parole incapacitates a killer (keeps him from re-offending) and costs considerably less than the death penalty.

Re: Possibility of executing an innocent person
Over 120 people on death rows have been released with evidence of their innocence, many having already served over 2 decades on death row. If we speed up the process we are bound to execute an innocent person. Once someone is executed the case is closed. If we execute an innocent person the real criminal is still out there and will have successfully avoided being charged.

Re: DNA
DNA is available in less than 10% of murder cases. It’s not a miracle cure for sentencing innocent people to death. It’s human nature to make mistakes.

Re: Who gets the death penalty
The death penalty isn’t reserved for the “worst of the worst,” but rather for defendants with the worst lawyers. When is the last time a wealthy person was sentenced to death, let alone executed??

Re: Victims families
The death penalty is very hard on victims’ families. They must relive their ordeal in the courts and the media. Life without parole is sure, swift and rarely appealed. Some victims families who support the death penalty in principal prefer life without parole because of how the death penalty affects families like theirs.

Opposing the death penalty doesn’t mean you condone brutal crimes or excuse people who commit them. According to a Gallup Poll, in 2006, 47% of all Americans prefer capital punishment while 48% prefer life without parole. Americans are learning the facts and making up their minds using common sense, not revenge or an eye for an eye sloganeering.

Answer 3

I will try to answer this as simply and to the point as possible- the death penalty is for a criminal, If the criminals know that they may be put to death this may cause them to chose to not commit the crime. Abortion is knowingly taking the life of an innocent child. One is punishment for a crime, abortion is a crime. Suicide is also wrong because you are choosing the end your own life before it is your time,

Answer 4

Churches don't make civil laws. The government does. The church has no authority over the government. People who commit murder are sometimes sentenced to death. Some laws are for the purpose of detering crime and for punishing criminals. The death penalty is one of them.

Answer 5

The death penalty is a consequence of an action. It is used to dissuade people from committing murder. Suicide and abortion are frowned upon, because it is ending an life.

Answer 6

No one should be allowed to force any idiotic religious dogma on this country through our laws. No exceptions.

Answer 7

this country isn't based on religion anymore - get with the program- it's cold-hard-politics. nothing else. christians wouldn't stand a chance in hell. (though most will prob go there)

Answer 8

hypocrites