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==The Orthodox View?==
It's difficult to define the Church's exact position on capital punishment as it has become a social issue mostly during the last century. Some [[jurisdiction]]s have denounced it in formal statements: for example, this 1989 [http://www.deathpenaltyreligious.org/education/statements/orthodox.html Resolution on the Death Penalty] released by [[OCA]]. However, capital punishment has not been either fully accepted or condemned by the Church as a whole.
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== The Issue of Capital Punishment Orthodox View?== It's difficult to define the Church's exact position on capital punishment as it has become a social issue mostly during the last century. Some [[jurisdiction]]s have denounced it in formal statements: for example, this 1989 [http://www.deathpenaltyreligious.org/education/statements/orthodox.html Resolution on the Death Penalty] released by [[OCA]]. However, capital punishment has not been either fully accepted or condemned by the Church as a whole.
==An argument against capital punishment==
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Capital punishment is a topic of much debate among many in the modern world. This practice however has had a long history and has often been accepted in many countries. The most common form of capital punishment is the death penalty. Moses Maimonides, wrote of capital punishment, "It is better and more satisfactory to acquit a thousand guilty persons than to put a single innocent man to death." The ancient Babylonian culture lived by the code of Hammurabi, which called for the violent punishment or death of an offender. In today’s world there are many nations such as The United States, China, Russia, Algeria, Mongolia, Egypt, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and Indonesia which have capital punishment.
In closing, it is imperative that we always remember that true justice comes from God and from him alone. Our lives here are a constant struggle to be in harmony with God. This means that we can never forget what is truly important for a moment of temporal justice. A method of rehabilitation must always be used as opposed to the torture, or execution of an individual.
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