The death penalty (AQA GCSE Religious Studies A): Quizzes
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What is another term for the death penalty?
What is another term for the death penalty?
Capital punishment
When did the UK abolish capital punishment?
When did the UK abolish capital punishment?
1965
How many US states still have the death penalty as legal?
How many US states still have the death penalty as legal?
31 states
What is one purpose supporters claim for capital punishment?
What is one purpose supporters claim for capital punishment?
Acts as a deterrent to crime
Which Bible verse appears to support capital punishment?
Which Bible verse appears to support capital punishment?
Genesis 9:6
Which commandment teaches that taking life is wrong?
Which commandment teaches that taking life is wrong?
You shall not murder
What do some pro-death penalty Catholics argue about Jesus?
What do some pro-death penalty Catholics argue about Jesus?
He never explicitly taught it was wrong
Which teaching do anti-death penalty Catholics emphasize?
Which teaching do anti-death penalty Catholics emphasize?
Turn the other cheek
How did Pope John Paul II describe capital punishment?
How did Pope John Paul II describe capital punishment?
Cruel and unnecessary
Why do humanists oppose the death penalty?
Why do humanists oppose the death penalty?
Risk of executing innocent people
How do atheist views on capital punishment vary?
How do atheist views on capital punishment vary?
Some support, some oppose it
What does the utilitarian perspective focus on?
What does the utilitarian perspective focus on?
Greatest happiness to greatest number
What does the sanctity of life principle maintain?
What does the sanctity of life principle maintain?
All human life is sacred