Bible Quote by Rafael Cruz

When you look at the Bible, and I read the Bible very seriously, for a lot of my life, I believed the Bible ordained…

— Shane Claiborne

I think we've misinterpreted some of the scriptures to justify the death penalty. So whereas a lot of folks in America feel like we…

— Shane Claiborne

“Now, on the subject of deterrence, I admit that there can be little doubt that as presently administered in the United States, the death…

— John Douglas

“Jesus has borne the death penalty on our behalf. Behold the wonder! There He hangs upon the cross! This is the greatest sight you…

— Charles H. Spurgeon

More than two hundred death penalties are gone from the law books, but the [biblical] texts that authorised them remain.

— Mark Twain

Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.

— N. T. Wright

“Plea Against the Death Penalty Look, examine, reflect. You hold capital punishment up as an example. Why? Because of what it teaches. And just…

— Victor Hugo

I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.

— Jack Kevorkian

The bible saw that can get a lot of people killed, so let's try and steer people away from that. I am not an…

— Henry Rollins

Death must no longer be either the penalty for prosperity or the consolation of misery. God did not destine it to be either the…

— George Sand

The Catholic understanding has been that the death penalty has been become, like, outdated because in industrialized countries. We have other ways of protecting…

— Shane Claiborne

Remember, the death penalty is murder.

— Robert Drew