By Dale S. Recinella '76J.D. (Northeastern University Press)
Does the Bible support capital punishment? The author analyzes
scripture and takes an in-depth look at how the death penalty
in America functions today.
Recinella was a long-time supporter of the death penalty, until
he began doing research on a death penalty brief. That experience,
he writes, caused him to ask: "Does our [death penalty] system
bear any resemblance to the one we defend with scriptural quotes?"
Ultimately, he says, "[T]he American death penalty fails
miserably in ever possible respect to meet any of even the most
minimal biblical standards."
(June 2005)
