By Greg Neyman
© Old Earth Ministries
This question was published in Dr. John's Q&A by John Morris in May 1994. This answer is provided not by Morris, but by a guest author, John Groenlund.
The discussion Groenlund gives concerning the death penalty is sufficient, and it has no implications in the debate on the age of the earth, nor upon evolution. Therefore, no rebuttal is necessary. However, I realize that not all Christians believe in the death penalty. You must make up your own mind when it comes to this issue.
Dr. John's Q&A #65, published on the web at https://www.icr.org/article/death-penalty-appropriate-since-man-made-gods-imag
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