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Is capital punishment a religious act? No. As a Christian, I believe no person has the mandate to cut off another person’s life other than God. God commanded that “though shall not kill” in Mathew when he gave the ten commandments; this explicitly teaches capital punishment without exceptions. Again, the religion of Christianity is anchored on two virtues; compassion and forgiveness (Lernestedt, 2015). It means capital punishment is not compatible with these two virtues. There are some Christians who argue that capital punishment is only meant for the poor. Contrary, Christianity is about supporting the indigent, and thus they do not support capital punishment.

If the law calling for capital punishment is passed, several innocent people will die due to flaws within the judicial system. There are cases of people wrongly convicted that emerge daily, with their ordeals being horrible. I also believe the life of everybody is so valuable that even those with the worst cases like murder should not be deprived of their right to life. Their ill-conduct should not destroy the value of their lives. There is also an explicit provision to all persons' right to life, including those who have killed others. Therefore, executing them is against this provision.

In conclusion, there is no justification for upholding capital punishment; this is because killing a man to justify his last act is intrinsically evil.

Reference

Lernestedt, C. (2015). The Ethics of Capital Punishment. A Philosophical Investigation of Evil and Its Consequences, by Matthew H. Kramer.