On capital punishment

Over at Vita Brevis, John has written an excellent post in the style of Thomas Aquinas on “whether capital punishment is defensible from the Christian perspective.” He raises four strong defenses, but then cogently argues against capital punishment, responding to each argument in turn. This is well worth checking out.

I’ve written on the topic of capital punishment myself. You can read what I wrote in anticipation of the execution of Saddam Hussein.