Comments on: A review of The Doctrine of the Christian Life. By John Frame. http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/10/04/a-review-of-the-doctrine-of-the-christian-life-by-john-frame/ Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:39:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bill Muehlenberg http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/10/04/a-review-of-the-doctrine-of-the-christian-life-by-john-frame/comment-page-1/#comment-104230 Bill Muehlenberg Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:18:54 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/10/04/a-review-of-the-doctrine-of-the-christian-life-by-john-frame/#comment-104230 Thanks Dudley Yes I cover the issue here: http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/10/11/on-capital-punishment-part-1/ http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/10/12/on-capital-punishment-part-2/ I also make the case for the biblical support of the death penalty. Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch Thanks Dudley

Yes I cover the issue here:
www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/10/11/on-capital-punishment-part-1/
www.billmuehlenberg.com/2007/10/12/on-capital-punishment-part-2/

I also make the case for the biblical support of the death penalty.

Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch

]]> By: Dudley Sharp http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/10/04/a-review-of-the-doctrine-of-the-christian-life-by-john-frame/comment-page-1/#comment-104124 Dudley Sharp Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:42:52 +0000 http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2008/10/04/a-review-of-the-doctrine-of-the-christian-life-by-john-frame/#comment-104124 It is strange that some denominations and biblical scholars don't find death penalty support. Religious positions in favor of capital punishment are neither necessary not needed to justify that sanction. However, the biblical and theological record is very supportive of the death penalty. Many of the current religious campaigns against the death penalty reflect a fairly standard anti death penalty message, routed in secular arguments. When they do address  religious issues, they often neglect solid theological foundations, choosing, instead, select biblical sound bites which do not impact the solid basis of death penalty support. The strength of the biblical, theological and traditional support for the death penalty is, partially, revealed, below. 1)"The Death Penalty", by Romano Amerio,  a faithful Catholic Vatican insider, scholar, professor at the Academy of Lugano, consultant to the Preparatory Commission of Vatican II, and a peritus (expert theologian) at the Council. www.domid.blogspot.com/2007/05/amerio-on-capital-punishment.html titled "Amerio on capital punishment ", Chapter XXVI, 187. The death penalty, from the book Iota Unum, May 25, 2007 2) "Catholic and other Christian References: Support for the Death Penalty", at www.homicidesurvivors.com/2006/10/12/catholic-and-other-christian-references-support-for-the-death-penalty.aspx 3) "Capital Punishment: A Catholic Perspective", by Br. Augustine (Emmanuel Valenza) www.sspx.org/against_the_sound_bites/capital_punishment.htm 4) "Capital Punishment: The Case for Justice", Prof. J. Budziszewski, First Things, August/September 2004 found at http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles4/BudziszewskiPunishment.shtml 5) "The Death Penalty", by Solange Strong Hertz at www.ourworld.compuserve.com/HOMEPAGES/REMNANT/death2.htm 6) "Capital Punishment: What the Bible Says", Dr. Lloyd R. Bailey, Abingdon Press, 1987. The definitive biblical review of the death penalty. 7) "Why I Support Capital Punishment", by Andrew Tallman, sections 7-11 biblical review, sections 1-6 secular review http://andrewtallmanshowarticles.blogspot.com/search?q=Capital+punishment 8 ) Forgotten Truths: "Is The Church Against Abortion and The Death Penalty" by Luiz Sergio Solimeo, Crusade Magazine, p14-16, May/June 2007, www.tfp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=957 9) "A Seamless Garment In a Sinful World" by John R. Connery, S. J., America, 7/14/84, p 5-8). 10) "God’s Justice and Ours" by US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, First Things, 5/2002, www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=2022 11) "The Purpose of Punishment (in the Catholic tradition)", by R. Michael Dunningan, CHRISTIFIDELIS, Vol.21,No.4, sept 14, 2003, www.st-joseph-foundation.org/newsletter/lead.php?document=2003/21-4 12) Chapter V:The Sanctity of Life, "Principles of Conduct: Aspects of Biblical Ethics" By John Murray. http://books.google.com/books?id=phoqAAaGMpUC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA114&ots=mFvByHqGSy&dq=Murray+%22It+is+the+sanctity+of+human+life+that+underlies+the+sixth+commandment.%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=ACfU3U1b0mdM3BfpNSXnhrwFYXaE_9Ij9A 13) "MOST CATHOLICS OPPOSE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?", KARL KEATING'S E-LETTER,   Catholic Answers, March 2, 2004, www.catholic.com/newsletters/kke_040302.asp 14) "THOUGHTS ON THE BISHOPS' MEETING: NOWADAYS, VOTERS IGNORE BISHOPS", KARL KEATING'S E-LETTER, Catholic Answers,, Nov. 22, 2005, www.catholic.com/newsletters/kke_051122.asp 70% of Catholics supported the death penalty as of May, 2005, Gallup Poll, Moral Values and Beliefs. The May 2-5, 2005 poll also found that 74% of Americans favor the death penalty for murderers, while 23% oppose. Dudley Sharp, Justice Matters, Houston, Texas It is strange that some denominations and biblical scholars don’t find death penalty support. Religious positions in favor of capital punishment are neither necessary not needed to justify that sanction. However, the biblical and theological record is very supportive of the death penalty. Many of the current religious campaigns against the death penalty reflect a fairly standard anti death penalty message, routed in secular arguments. When they do address  religious issues, they often neglect solid theological foundations, choosing, instead, select biblical sound bites which do not impact the solid basis of death penalty support. The strength of the biblical, theological and traditional support for the death penalty is, partially, revealed, below.

1)”The Death Penalty”, by Romano Amerio,  a faithful Catholic Vatican insider, scholar, professor at the Academy of Lugano, consultant to the Preparatory Commission of Vatican II, and a peritus (expert theologian) at the Council. www.domid.blogspot.com/2007/05/amerio-on-capital-punishment.html titled “Amerio on capital punishment “, Chapter XXVI, 187. The death penalty, from the book Iota Unum, May 25, 2007
2) ”Catholic and other Christian References: Support for the Death Penalty”, at www.homicidesurvivors.com/2006/10/12/catholic-and-other-christian-references-support-for-the-death-penalty.aspx
3) ”Capital Punishment: A Catholic Perspective”, by Br. Augustine (Emmanuel Valenza) www.sspx.org/against_the_sound_bites/capital_punishment.htm
4) “Capital Punishment: The Case for Justice”, Prof. J. Budziszewski, First Things, August/September 2004 found at www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles4/BudziszewskiPunishment.shtml
5) “The Death Penalty”, by Solange Strong Hertz at www.ourworld.compuserve.com/HOMEPAGES/REMNANT/death2.htm
6) “Capital Punishment: What the Bible Says”, Dr. Lloyd R. Bailey, Abingdon Press, 1987. The definitive biblical review of the death penalty.
7) “Why I Support Capital Punishment”, by Andrew Tallman, sections 7-11 biblical review, sections 1-6 secular review andrewtallmanshowarticles.blogspot.com/search?q=Capital+punishment
8 ) Forgotten Truths: “Is The Church Against Abortion and The Death Penalty” by Luiz Sergio Solimeo, Crusade Magazine, p14-16, May/June 2007, www.tfp.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=957
9) ”A Seamless Garment In a Sinful World” by John R. Connery, S. J., America, 7/14/84, p 5-8).
10) “God’s Justice and Ours” by US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, First Things, 5/2002, www.firstthings.com/article.php3?id_article=2022
11) “The Purpose of Punishment (in the Catholic tradition)”, by R. Michael Dunningan, CHRISTIFIDELIS, Vol.21,No.4, sept 14, 2003, www.st-joseph-foundation.org/newsletter/lead.php?document=2003/21-4
12) Chapter V:The Sanctity of Life, “Principles of Conduct: Aspects of Biblical Ethics” By John Murray. books.google.com/books?id=phoqAAaGMpUC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA114&ots=mFvByHqGSy&dq=Murray+%22It+is+the+sanctity+of+human+life+that+underlies+the+sixth+commandment.%22&ie=ISO-8859-1&output=html&sig=ACfU3U1b0mdM3BfpNSXnhrwFYXaE_9Ij9A
13) “MOST CATHOLICS OPPOSE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?”, KARL KEATING’S E-LETTER,   Catholic Answers, March 2, 2004, www.catholic.com/newsletters/kke_040302.asp
14) “THOUGHTS ON THE BISHOPS’ MEETING: NOWADAYS, VOTERS IGNORE BISHOPS”, KARL KEATING’S E-LETTER, Catholic Answers,, Nov. 22, 2005, www.catholic.com/newsletters/kke_051122.asp

70% of Catholics supported the death penalty as of May, 2005, Gallup Poll, Moral Values and Beliefs. The May 2-5, 2005 poll also found that 74% of Americans favor the death penalty for murderers, while 23% oppose.

Dudley Sharp, Justice Matters, Houston, Texas

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