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5.6 The Death Penalty, the Prison System, etc.




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This article is from the The Religious Society of Friends FAQ, by Marc Mengel mengel.nospam@users.sourceforge.net with numerous contributions by others.

5.6 The Death Penalty, the Prison System, etc.

"Judge not, lest ye be judged," "Let that person among you
who is without sin cast the first stone," ...

Need I say more? Okay, while early Friends (as in early
Pennsylvania law) had a death penalty for some crimes,
most modern Friends organizations are very active in anti-
death-penalty and prison reform/abolition groups, as much
for pragmatic reasons as for moral ones.

 

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