Is the death penalty un-Christian?
- Written by Mathew Schmalz, Associate Professor of Religion, College of the Holy Cross
Kurt Morrow, CC BY-NCArkansas executed a fourth prisoner on death row last night. Three days prior to that, the state had done two back-to-back executions by lethal injections in Lincoln County, Arkansas. Four other executions have been blocked by court order.
As a Catholic scholar who writes about religion, politics and policy, I understand how...