Justice or Illusion? The Case Against Capital Punishment - Spontaneous Order
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by William Trollinger As I write this on Monday morning, Lance Shockley is scheduled to be killed at Potosi Correctional Institution by the state of Missouri at 6pm on Tuesday for the 2005 murder of Highway Patrol Sergeant Carl Graham, Jr.. Perhaps Missouri’s Governor Mike Kehoe will relent in response to very serious questions about […]| Righting America
The thirteenth volume of Martyn Lloyd-Jones’ exposition of Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, Life in Two Kingdoms is a tour de force of Christian teaching on the church, the state, and the individual Christian’s relationship to the ‘higher powers’. One mark of Lloyd-Jones’ treatment is specific, straightforward application. One such application concerns capital punishment—the state’s use […] The post Maintaining the Sanctity of Life: Lloyd-Jones on Capital Punishment appeared f...| Banner of Truth USA
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The State exists as a result of a social contract between individuals and their communities. Citizens empower the state, as an institution, with a monopoly over the use of violence. In exchange the state must provide them with protection and stability. The relationship between citizens and the state is that of a principal-agent. Where citizens […] The post The Case Against Criminalisation of Laws appeared first on Spontaneous Order.| Spontaneous Order
Meet Giovanni Battista Bugatti, official executioner for the Papal States from 1796 until he retired in 1864.| Maureen Mullarkey: Studio Matters
Executive orders will ensure more executions If you were wondering about changes in the use of the death penalty at either the state or federal level since Donald Trump reassumed the presidency, well, wonder no more. On his very first day as president, Trump signed an executive order directing the Attorney General “to seek the| CovertAction Magazine
Attorney General Pam Bondi called the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson “an act of political violence.”| The Appeal
Mahmoud Mehrabi pursued his education in electrical engineering in his hometown of Isfahan. After completing his studies, he took up| Zamaneh Media
For men awaiting execution in Texas, illicit games of Dungeons & Dragons became a lifeline.| The Marshall Project
