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The fifth commandment is the commandment saying ‘Thou shalt not kill’. Meaning we should not take innocent life, or our own lives. God doesn’t want us to take anyone’s life, but there are acceptable situations. War, self-defense, and capitol punishment are included in this. The Bible says in Genesis 9:6 ‘Whoso sheddeth man’s blood by man shall his blood be shed; for in the image of God made He man.’ God takes human life very seriously and the punishment for taking another innocent life is to sacrifice your own. In Romans 13:4 we are told to obey our government and that the govt. has the right to inflict the death penalty. There are of course many Christians who oppose the death penalty and speak out against it. Whether one agrees with it or not I think it’s clear that God finds it acceptable for murder.

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Name : Peter30387, Gender : M, Religion : Lutheran, Age : 46, City : Appleton, State : MN, Country : United States, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class, 

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