The death penalty (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Flashcards
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Alternative name for death penalty
Alternative name for death penalty
Capital punishment
Year UK abolished capital punishment
Year UK abolished capital punishment
1965
3 places still using death penalty
3 places still using death penalty
China, Iran, & 31 US states
Purpose of death penalty re: future crimes
Purpose of death penalty re: future crimes
Deterrent to prevent similar offences
Genesis 9:6 view on capital punishment
Genesis 9:6 view on capital punishment
Supports it - 'by humans shall their blood be shed'
Exodus 20:13 commandment
Exodus 20:13 commandment
You shall not murder
How Bible views death penalty
How Bible views death penalty
Conflicting perspectives
Catholic support: Did Jesus condemn death penalty?
Catholic support: Did Jesus condemn death penalty?
No, never explicitly taught it was wrong
Matthew 5:39 teaching on retaliation
Matthew 5:39 teaching on retaliation
Turn other cheek - forgiveness not punishment
Pope John Paul II's view on death penalty
Pope John Paul II's view on death penalty
Called it 'cruel and unnecessary'
Why humanists oppose death penalty
Why humanists oppose death penalty
Premeditated killing wrong & risk of executing innocent
Utilitarianism definition
Utilitarianism definition
Greatest happiness to greatest number of people
Sanctity of life principle
Sanctity of life principle
All human life is sacred & should be protected
Atheist views on death penalty
Atheist views on death penalty
Vary - some support, some oppose based on personal ethics
Catholic view: Who decides when life ends?
Catholic view: Who decides when life ends?
God alone has the right