r/politics • u/seanosul • 11h ago

Missouri executes Marcellus Williams despite prosecutors’ push to overturn conviction

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/24/missouri-executes-marcellus-williams
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u/WhyCantIStopReddit Missouri 11h ago

And this is why the death penalty should be abolished.

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u/SpaceTimeinFlux 10h ago

It is utterly motivated by bronze age bullshit. Evangelicals love the "Retribution" part but conveniently forget the rest.

Another casualty of American Jesus.

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u/Nice_Firm_Handsnake 9h ago edited 6h ago

On the other side of the Christian spectrum, you have people like Sister Helen Prejean who has devoted her life to abolishing the death penalty. She's an incredible woman and the closest thing to a living saint I'm aware of.

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u/SpaceTimeinFlux 8h ago

There are good christians, no doubt.