The death penalty violates the 8th Amendment which became a part of the United States Constitution in 1789 and states, "...nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted." The death penalty is both. No punishment can be crueler than death.

There are other ways of condemnations other than execution. If a person can kill in the first place, they aren't going to care what happens to them knowing that their execution will be short and painless. This isn't a just government for someone who has inflicted severe pain upon another life.

d be eliminated by what is stated in the Bible. The 6th commandment specifically says, "Thou shalt not kill." When someone is executed, our court system is deliberately defying our Lord. John 8:7 says, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." This means only a man who is not a sinner has the right to eliminate someone from this Earth. The only person who is without sin is God. Therefore, no human is entitled to that privilege.

In recent years, a large

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