"Whether we can take 'a life for a life' is one question; whether we should is another. Cain and Abel pose an answer. Rather than taking life for life and delivering a powerful message by killing Cain, God instead banished Cain from the community. To say the least, we must not be cavalier about death penalty decisions."

The Author

 

Genesis 4:13-16 (mark of Cain directly dismisses any death penalty rule)

 

#IC 62: Protecting Society With, and From, Capital Punishment (7/14/11)