Facts About the Death Penalty – Do All Religions Support the Death Penalty? | Death Penalty Information Center

Facts About the Death Penalty – Do All Religions Support the Death Penalty? | Death Penalty Information Center

Religious belief has always been at the cen­ter of debate about the death penal­ty – cit­ed both in sup­port and in oppo­si­tion. The often-cit­ed ​“eye for an eye” Biblical phrase has led many to assume that reli­gious belief requires sup­port for the death penal­ty. But a clos­er look tells a different story. **Fact: The Majority of Judeo-Christian Religious Organizations Oppose the Death Penalty** While it is true that peo­ple who iden­ti­fy …