And we indeed have been condemned justly, for we are getting what we deserve for our wrong. At Tommie's execution tonight, you and I stand by watching. Again, there will be scoffers, mockers, deriders. Millard Lind is Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary. He lives in Goshen, Indiana.
Capital punishment is in our opinion an ethically wrong method of punishment.
Furthermore, the evidence is strong that it does not deter crime. When we travel to other developed countries we are embarrassed to admit that our own government is one of the few advanced nations which engages in this practice. I oppose capital punishment because it is barbaric and inhumane. We want to learn how to stand by family members of murder victims and help them enter the path of reconciliation. We believe that life is a sacred trust from God.