Muslim Fanatics Demand Hanging Of Pakistani Journalists on the blasphemy laws, could be awarded capital punishment. newspapers containingMr. BenDzac's views have been A religious decree has been issued, offering a http://home.swipnet.se/~w-93281/islpakj.htm
Extractions: The freedom of thought and expression is a fundamental right of every individual. But in Pakistan those who exercise this fundamental right, can be charged as blasphemers. Under section 295 A,B,C of the Blasphemy Act, a person can be labeled as a blasphemer and without any investigation can be arrested and tried. The Blasphemy law carries capital punishment or life imprisonment for offense involving blasphemy against the person of the Prophet Mohammed of Islam or the Quran. The Frontier Post is a progressive English daily published from Peshawar the capital of the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. In the issue dated the 27th January, 2001, a letter titled as "Why Muslims hate Jews" was published. According to the Muslims, this letter contained highly blasphemous material. Mr. BenDzac, a Jew by faith has expressed his views in the column specified as "Your Views." Consequently, seven employees, including the Managing Editor of The Frontier Post, have been arrested and charged under Pakistan's blasphemy law. Hundreds of workers attached to this newspaper are now unemployed. Among those arrested were the managing editor, joint editor, news editor, chief reporter, sub-editor, feature writer and the manager of the computer section. They will be tried and, based on the blasphemy laws, could be awarded capital punishment. All the copies of the newspapers containing Mr. BenDzac's views have been confiscated and bandfrom circulation.
ACLU News Wire 09-26-97 Death Penalty Foes Struggle On ve got to keep working to make sure that (capital punishment) is not foes take heartfrom the antideath penalty views voiced by some religious groups, they http://archive.aclu.org/news/w092697c.html
Extractions: You are currently visiting the ACLU online archives. These pages are not updated. For the latest information from the ACLU, go to http://www.aclu.org September 26, 1997: Despite Setbacks, Death Penalty Foes Struggle On Late last month, the Religion News Service reports, as the date neared for the execution of convicted murderer and rapist Joseph O'Dell, death penalty foes worldwide, including Pope John Paul II, voiced their opposition. But after O'Dell's life was ended by the commonwealth of Virginia, the prominent and the powerful, their voices unheeded, turned to other issues, leaving the day-to-day struggle against capital punishment in the hands of unheralded and beleaguered foot soldiers such as Marshall Dayan. Before 1980, when he was a 21-year-old undergraduate at the University of Georgia in Athens, Dayan never thought much about the death penalty, the news service said. But four years after the 1976 Supreme Court ruling upholding states' rights to use capital punishment, Georgia was poised to execute its first prisoner in 20 years. Dayan attended an anti-death penalty vigil in Atlanta out of curiosity. "The idea that someone was going to execute someone in my name - I didn't really like that," Dayan told the news service. "I'm a pretty observant Jew, and I tend to believe that instead of completing the creation of the universe, God did what he could in six days. Our responsibility as creatures of God is to work with God in creation of the universe. How can we do that if we're wasting human resources this way? The more I thought about it, the more I got sick to my stomach about it."
Death Penalty News--FLORIDA, KANSAS While many were sure about their religious views on capital punishment, others clearlyhad difficulty answering attorneys' questions about their feelings on http://legalminds.lp.findlaw.com/list/deathpenalty/msg00481.html
Extractions: death penalty newsFLORIDA, KANSAS To deathpenalty@assocdir.wuacc.edu From rhalperi@post.cis.smu.edu Date Mon, 19 Jan 1998 13:00:59 -0600 Reply-To deathpenalty@assocdir.wuacc.edu Sender deathpenalty@assocdir.wuacc.edu http://lawlib.wuacc.edu/washlaw/washlaw.html Partial thread listing: death penalty newsFLORIDA, KANSAS Rick Halperin death penalty newsGEOROGIA, VIRGINIA Rick Halperin death penalty newsOKLAHOMA, NEVADA, TENNESSEE, ILLINOIS Rick Halperin death penalty newsOHIO, TEXAS Rick Halperin Possible follow-ups Rick Halperin
The Martin Marty Center: Sightings views, a hefty onus falls upon them to substantiate why their religious beliefsaffirmor, at least, do not conflict withtheir support for capital punishment. http://marty-center.uchicago.edu/sightings/archive_2002/0123.shtml
Extractions: John Carlson The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life at the University of Chicago Divinity School is sponsoring a conference entitled "A Call for Reckoning: Religion and the Death Penalty" to be held on January 25, 2002. For more information, please visit: www.pewforum.org/deathpenalty Those who doubt religion's relevance to the death penalty might wish to take stock of some salient features of public life today. A Pew poll taken last March found that forty-two percent of those who oppose the death penalty for convicted murderers cite religious belief as the greatest influence on their position, while among death penalty supporters only fifteen percent cite religious belief. For the two groups combined, nearly a quarter of the population (23%) saw religion as the chief determinant of their positions. Religious vernacular often unwittingly pervades capital punishment debates. Ten of twelve jurors chose life imprisonment over "martyrdom" for terrorists convicted in the 1998 embassy bombings. Many invoke "an eye for an eye" to demonstrate Biblical, if not intuitive, support for the death penalty. Even "practical" arguments about the death penalty do not defy theological reflection. The case for deterrence, for example, coupled with an understanding of just how corrupted the sinful human will can become, accounts for why evil intentions will not be deterred by even the gravest threats. Nor is the criminal justice system free from the noetic effects of sin; we know too well that it has been fraught with human failings, unavoidable at best, unconscionable at worst.
February 1996 What the Bible tells ustwo religious views. I wholeheartedly sympathize withyour view of capital punishment ( Parlor Talk, November 1995) as organized http://www.swarthmore.edu/bulletin/archive/96/feb96/letters.html
Extractions: I enjoyed reading "A Near Miss," the story of Maurice Foley '82 in the November Bulletin. His statement, "... I was not prepared for college-academically, socially, mentally, nor spiritually. I was not disciplined enough to deal with the rigorous academic environment," describes many of the students I am working with today at the Foundation for a College Education (FACE), a new organization that supports qualified minority young people as they prepare for and succeed in college. In the ghetto where I went to school before attending Swarthmore, I always hid my report card, refusing to show it to other students because I made good grades. Many of my friends, even those who excelled academically, did not go on to college. Some had no idea that they could apply; others were afraid that they could not meet the challenges that would await them. It wasn't the academic challenge that worried my friends. They simply didn't have a clue about how the system of higher education worked and whether they could fit in. Even today when I interview a steady stream of college hopefuls for Swarthmore, I rarely see black or Hispanic youngsters, though I know there are many in the community who are qualified. The vision of FACE is to form a partnership with students and their families, starting as early in high school as possible, and then to follow the student all the way through entrance into college. Students will commit to achieving their highest potential, families will commit to encouraging them, and the foundation will provide support services and opportunities that help young people see the range of possibilities before them.
TownHall.com: Conservative Columnists: Cal Thomas Now THAT was cruel and unusual punishment. 71?) and judged guilty of a capital crime,cannot cited the views of professional and religious organizations, and http://www.townhall.com/columnists/calthomas/ct20020625.shtml
Extractions: printer-friendly version June 25, 2002 Retardation and capital punishment One can agree (or not) with last week's 6-3 ruling by the Supreme Court that the death penalty should not apply to retarded citizens because it violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against "cruel and unusual punishment," and still be troubled by the twisted road the court took to reach its destination. Reading the history of the Eighth Amendment shows that it proceeded from concerns over the methods the state could use to take the life of a convicted criminal not the intelligence level of the criminal. When the Constitution was adopted, the British penalty for high treason was to have the convicted person "hanged by the neck and then cut down alive, then he was disemboweled while yet living. His head was cut off and his body divided into four parts for disposition by the King." (Thomas James Norton, "The Constitution of the United States," p. 224). Among punishments for other crimes, English law provided for cutting off the ears, flogging, cutting off hands, castrating, standing in the pillory, slitting of the nose and branding on the cheek. Now THAT was cruel and unusual punishment.
Capital Punishment In Popular Culture in order to demonstrate the wrongs of capital punishment. have actually undergonea true religious conversion, justifying for a defendant he views as guilty of http://faculty.law.lsu.edu/ccorcos/lawhum/CAPITALPUNISHMENT.htm
Extractions: Up Black History Month Bibliography: African Americans and Law in the Movies February 2001 Rules of Engagement: Hollywood and Romance The Taxman Cometh: Some Films about Tax Law and Its Effects ... Mother's Day Films [ Capital Punishment in Popular Culture ] Romancing the Bone Murderous Daughters Father Knows Best? Films and Television About Dads Latinos and Latinas in Law Related Films and Television CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN POPULAR CULTURE You are visitor since July 24, 2001 [UNDER CONSTRUCTION] Whatever our personal views concerning capital punishment we must admit that it is a powerful and final response to the question of what to do with those adjudged of the most heinous crimes in our society. Timothy McVeigh s execution on June 11, 2001 for the murder of 168 persons at the Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995 reminds us of the difficult questions involved in imposing the death penalty Important issues include whether the death penalty is ever justifiable as a societal response to heinous crimes, the effects of the death penalty on those who impose it and those who witness it, whether it is actually a deterrent, and whether, assuming it should ever be imposed, how it can be imposed fairly. How has popular culture reflected the death penalty and the controversy over its imposition? Indeed, how has the death penalty been defined? Following are some ideas for paper topics and research into images of the death penalty in popular culture. THE DEATH PENALTY IN FILM NOIR AND
Extractions: We will consider a number of issues in applied ethics, including the following: Race and sex discrimination; economic justice; family and friends; drugs; and free speech. The course aims at acquainting students with the philosophical literature discussing these problems and improving the ability of students to critically evaluate philosophical arguments. Students will be expected to participate actively in class discussions by presenting and defending their views on issues discussed in the reading.
The Economics Of Capital Punishment a jury position based on their religious beliefs.) Discussion Maybe those who gainfrom capital punishment should bear I want to present further views that may http://www.mindspring.com/~phporter/econ.html
Extractions: Sentencing a prisoner to life in prison is a better allocation of resources than sentencing him to be executed. First I'll present figures representing the dollar costs of capital punishment versus life in prison/no parole. Then I'll discuss the deterrent effect as the only legitimate rational justification for capital punishment. Then I'll discuss the externalities of capital punishment. A Duke University study found... "The death penalty costs North Carolina $2.16 million per execution over the costs of a non-death penalty murder case with a sentence of imprisonment for life." ( The costs of processing murder cases in North Carolina / Philip J. Cook, Donna B. Slawson ; with the assistance of Lori A. Gries. [Durham, NC] : Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, 1993.) "The death penalty costs California $90 million annually beyond the ordinary costs of the justice system - $78 million of that total is incurred at the trial level." (Sacramento Bee, March 18, 1988).
Capital Punishment a poster that expresses your views regarding the statistics/statshome.htm CapitalPunishment The Death has information from different religious perspectives. http://eduscapes.com/42explore/capunish.htm
Extractions: Special Note: This site is intended to be educational. However, some of the images and information included in this project may be disturbing, especially for younger learners. While we encourage all to learn, we hope that parents and teachers will be there to help explain events and guide young learners through the complexities behind what they may read and see. Adults should preview sites before providing access to younger children. Easier - Capital punishment is the penalty or sentence of death for committing a crime. Harder - Since the beginning of the nineteenth century, most executions in the United States have resulted from murder convictions. However, the sentence of death has been imposed for such serious crimes as armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, and treason. People disagree about whether capital punishment is moral or if it is effective in discouraging crime. Many oppose the death penalty because they consider it cruel. Critics also believe that there is a risk of executing mistakenly convicted people. Supporters of the death penalty believe that in some instances, people who take another human life deserve to forfeit their own lives. Many supporters also argue that the threat of death discourages crime.
Capital Punishment: Deserved And Wrong it is perfectly compatible with views of punishment strong claims made on behalf ofcapital punishment. among those with strong religious convictions, may yet http://www.religion-online.org/cgi-bin/relsearchd.dll/showarticle?item_id=116
GCSE Unit H: Crime And Punishment Catholics Against capital punishment, Against Not the official teaching of religiousPerspectives, from religious Tolerance. L. Brown, For Biblical views in favour. http://www.woodford.redbridge.sch.uk/rs/gcse/punishment.html
Antipathic State: Political Views fanatics so they can hold out against a bunch of other religious fanatics who ViewpointCrime and punishment. I am against capital punishment in today's society http://www.korpios.com/politics/
Extractions: Summary Once upon a time, I called myself a "libertarian". My political views from childhood never had a name until I discovered the term. I eventually registered as a member of the Libertarian Party, and only left when two events caused me to reconsider: I read Snow Crash , and saw the nightmare the libertarians would create. The Libertarian Party had seen an influx of far-right whackos in recent years; these members were drawn to the LP's economic positions, yet repulsed by their explicit pro-choice stance. The LP, rather than adhere to their principles (and potentially lose half their base) decided to remove all explicitly pro-choice language from their platform. I then decided I was a liberal, and continued merrily along until further realizations struck me: Liberals are far too caught up in the bullshit known as "racial politics".
Extractions: Brian O'Neel's well-written Feb. 10 Op-Ed article "Why the bishop has to take on the governor" will help any person willing to accept a logical explanation for Bishop William Weigand's comments. Aside from any religion, I find that those advocating abortion rights do not want to look at the fact that taking a life is not a right protected by the Constitution, and Roe vs. Wade was a legal as well as a moral mistake. Now that geneticists have established scientifically that life begins at conception, abortion supporters continue to try to convince pregnant women that they should have a right to kill their child if that is their choice. - George Cavelle, West Sacramento
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Extractions: by Mark S. Latkovic, S.T.D. Ihave noticed recently that in debates in the United States over the so-called "ultimate sentence," opponents often refer to it as the "death penalty," as if to emphasize the fact that the state is putting someone to death. Supporters, however, often speak of "capital punishment," as if they wanted to emphasize the fact that punishment is the primary purpose of the states action. Whether we call it "capital punishment" or the "death penalty" (and I will use both terms interchangeably), the ultimate sentence has become a hot social and political topic. I. The Context A number of prominent factors explain this renewed national and ecclesial interest in capital punishment: Pope John Paul IIs 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life), which in theory and in practice restricted the use of capital punishment and the ensuing debate in the Church over the teaching of this document; recent high-profile murder cases, which have increased calls on the part of politicians and prosecutors for applying the death penalty; the use of DNA evidence to exonerate convicted death row inmates or at least call into question their guilt; and the 2000 presidential election, which has spotlighted the use of the death penalty in Republican Gov. George W. Bushs state of Texas, as well as in other states, especially in the 37 others which legally permit the death penalty.
Capital Punishment - A Reply To Alexander Campbell be difficult for any one to mistake our views, so far The writer in favor of capitalpunishment argues, from the so long will it bind every religious and moral http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/tfanning/capreply.html
Extractions: in: Christian Review , VOL.4 (FRANKLIN COLLEGE, JUNE, 1847), NO. 6: 181-189 In our May No. we gave a few reasons for believing that the law of Physical Punishment is no part of the christian code. It will be our object in the present essay to show: IN WHAT SENSE GOD IS THE SAVIOR AND GOVERNOR OF ALL MEN. THAT CHRISTIANS ARE SO PECULIAR A PEOPLE AS NOT TO BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN THE EXECUTION OF SOME FEATURES OF MOST WORLDLY GOVERNMENTS. WE SHALL ALSO ATTEMPT TO ANSWER SOME OF THE ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BY CHRISTIANS. On these points, it is important to be very explicit. With regard to the first, the Apostle says: "God is the Savior of all men," "He sends the rain upon the just and unjust," and "It is in Him, weall the worldlive and move and have our being," and He is "The Father of us all." As this is God's world by creation and preservation, it is His good pleasure to govern the nations of the earth. Not a "sparrow" falls to the ground" without the cognizance of the Deity. Every thing in Nature exhibits the Heavenly Father's extraordinary care for the well being of his intelligent creatures. Every provision has been made for the sustenance of man, and there are wise adaptations in the laws of Nature, to contribute to his preservation and happiness. Thus we see, in what sense the Almighty is the Savior of all men. Next, we shall proceed to the discussion of the question:
News -- Former Clinton Advisor Discusses Religion, Politics Begala then cited religious scripture in which Jesus stopped a case of capital punishment.In regard to his views on taxes, Begala referred to the 22nd chapter http://www.thehoya.com/news/020703/news4.cfm
Extractions: Hoya Staff Writer Georgetown professor and host of CNNs Crossfire Paul Begala spoke about the religious influence on his politics to a crowd of about 60 people in ICC auditorium on Wednesday. The address was one of several events planned for Jesuit Heritage Week. Begala was also presented with a plaque of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Jesuit Heritage Week Committee chairperson J.P. Hornbeck (COL 03). Defining himself as a religious progressive, Begala expressed concern that the religious right is much more active and audible than the religious progressives. The latter position usually coincides with a liberal view of politics. He further noted that the liberal movement has become too secular, stating that one low point he experienced was when fellow liberals protested former Penn. Governor Robert Casey (DPenn.) for his pro-life sympathies and strong religious background. Begala then traced back the rise of religion in politics, beginning with the presidential election of 1980 when Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson spoke in favor of Ronald Reagan, bringing Protestant Evangelicals into the mainstream. He admitted that the left too often answers these people with unfair judgment and advocated that progressives should instead provide religious justification for their own views.
Calvary Contender - February 1, 2000 This verse does not apply to capital punishment, but to a self religious education,proselytizing or statements of personally held religious views and beliefs http://home.hiwaay.net/~contendr/2000/2-1-2000.html
Extractions: VOL. XVII NO. 3 February The Roman Catholic Church opposes the death penalty. Pope John Paul II last year pressured the Missouri governor to commute the death sentence of a triple murderer. Now in Alabama the Equal Justice Initiative legal group has erected eight billboards around Montgomery asking "What would Jesus do?" and including "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone." (1/17 HT ). This verse does not apply to capital punishment, but to a self-righteous mob, not a civil authority. "What would Jesus do?" He did not dispute Pilate's authority to deliver Him to death (John 19:10) but reminded Pilate that the source of his power was from above. God likewise is the source and authority for the death penalty today (Rom. 13:1-4, Gen. 9:6, e.g.). ABORTIONS DECLINE, FRENCH PILL WILL ALTER DEBATE The number of abortions in the U.S. dropped to its lowest rate in 20 years in 1997. Experts say reduced access to clinics, more use of contraceptives, and attitude changes are causes. But after years of wrangling, RU 486, the French abortion pill may change things as American women finally gain access to it this year. But drug-induced medical abortion is still abortion. Planned Parenthood is the world's largest orchestrator of abortions. MOON'S SON DIES A son of Unification Church leader Sun Myung Moon, Young Jin Moon, fell to his death from the seventeenth floor of a Reno, Nevada hotel, Oct. 27 (1/10
