In Hebrew, the 5th Commandment reads more like “Thou shalt not commit murder.” Killing, as in butchering meat or participating in war is in no way prohibited, nor is the judicial execution. To argue otherwise is sophistry.
Of course not. In both the Old & New Testament EXECUTION of
murderers is COMMANDED in order to rid the land of these
outrages. - My dad is a combat veteran of WWII & was an
ABSOLUTE necessity! I grew up eating meat & have always
eaten meat. - The German people had allowed Adolph Hitler
to take complete control; a cautionary tale to all of us.
I get called up for jury duty every 3 yrs. or so. I’m
hoping they’ll take my name off the list now that I’m 70;
but I don’t know if they will or not. Defense lawyers won’t
want me on any jury in a murder trial. I support the death
penalty.