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Should Christians Tune In To A Livestreamed Firing Squad?

Should Christians Tune In To A Livestreamed Firing Squad?16 okt32 min

We wrestle with the Fort Hood mass murder case and ask what the Bible says about capital punishment and the authority of government to execute justice. We also talk through whether a livestreamed execution is wise to watch or to broadcast, and what a believer’s posture should be toward evil, enemies, and public justice. • the moral weight of murder because people bear God’s image • Genesis 9 as a baseline for just consequence and a “reckoning” for bloodshed • why fines or pr...