Americans who believe in Jesus but support the death penalty, please explain this?

I know it's scary in your country because guns are legal and you need to discourage gun crime but I still don't understand. Jesus wouldn't be happy about the death penalty.

You are not supposed to judge someone till you've walked a mile in their shoes (I might not be quoting it exactly).

When I see New York and LA gangs, yes, it looks pretty scary. And you could move away from the city to be safe (but then your children might grow up insular and simple) or you could try to do better with education and making sure peoples living standards were better (now everyone knows Jesus would approve of this).

You have had the death penalty for years and years, BUT PEOPLE ARE STILL SHOOTING EACH OTHER WHICH SHOWS THE DEATH PENALTY IS NOT A DETERRENT!!

obviously non Christian people can like the death penalty but that means it's only about revenge and not justice.

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Jill1990 · 31-35, F

Covid has killed almost 5 million people. Where is Jesus? Please explain this

IndigoSavage · 22-25, F

@Jill1990 it's not about that. It's about what happens after.

Jill1990 · 31-35, F

@IndigoSavage I don’t get your point

IndigoSavage · 22-25, F

@Jill1990 I didnt get yours. Jesus isn't spiderman or superman. He doesn't save like that. He saves in a better way.

HermannFegelein · 26-30, M

@Jill1990 I’m not religious in any way but when people use this as a point it it’s pretty ignorant. Jesus never promised immortality on this world. Death was part of the deal the moment you were born. How and when you die isn’t really up to you unless you take your own life.

Jill1990 · 31-35, F

@HermannFegelein why don’t you just say “God moves in mysterious ways”. It’s been used a trillion times over the years, but it’s always good for one more. I guess you could try “If you’re going to make an omelet, you have to break some eggs”. Personally I like that one better.

HermannFegelein · 26-30, M

@Jill1990 again you say that like I’m religious. I’m not. You act is if death isn’t natural.

HermannFegelein · 26-30, M

@Jill1990 around 55 million people died in 2015 from all kinds of things. Do you even know how many people are living on Earth right now? I mean no one does but there’s actually an educated estimate. It’s around 7.9 billion.

BiasForAction · M

@Jill1990 my least favorite quote is “everything happens for a reason” - nope. Sometimes bad things happen and there’s no justice.

Jill1990 · 31-35, F

@BiasForAction anyone who thinks there is justice in the world, is kidding themselves. I realize that more and more, we are sheep - willing to do the bidding of some leader… maybe a president, maybe a religious leader. People don’t think for themselves and plenty exploit this shortcoming.