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

@HermannFegelein Do some research and tell me how many have died in religious strife simply because they’re Jewish, or they’re Sunni, or they’re any other religion than the one holding the gun. Check out the crusades. The list is endless and so is this argument. I didn’t mean to offend anyone, but am offended myself by self righteous individuals always wanting to point the finger at others as if they have no faults. I’m also offended at someone calling me ignorant because my belief is different from yours. And yes, I know I’m wasting my time. Have an awesome day.

BigGuy2 · 31-35, M

@Jill1990 well said, couldn't have said it bettet

HermannFegelein · 26-30, M

@Jill1990 I’m an optimistic nihilist at worst and agnostic at best. I never claimed religion hasn’t been the cause of terrible tragedies. Again I’m not some Christian preacher. I’m simply someone who’s aware of their teachings and many other religions teachings. It doesn’t mean I believe in them. I’m just aware of their codes but I’m also aware of their followers and I’m definitely aware that they sometimes do messed up things. But just like they do evil/bad/messed up things I do too. I am by no means perfect. Far from it. Not trying to make anyone feel bad too. That’s just the optimistic nihilism in me acknowledging and accepting death. I’m not glorifying death. It’s definitely painful and can be gruesome but I believe it’s important people don’t fear it even though we’re biologically hard wired to in order to survive. Ever hear that saying “live everyday like it’s your last”? Well that’s my point. Now here’s the part that some may dislike me for but I look at death as the ultimate form of rest.

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