She Survived Her Execution – Should Christians Support The Death Penalty?
Suddenly, capital punishment is back in the headlines. For Christians, however, the question goes deeper than lethal injection versus firing squad: Can followers of Jesus support the death penalty? It is tempting to answer emotionally. Pike’s crime–the brutal 1995 torture and murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer–was horrific. What happened in Tennessee’s execution chamber was also deeply troubling.
