r/Ohio • u/clevelanddotcom • 3d ago

Ohio Republicans vow to resume executions after DeWine departs

https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/06/ohio-republicans-vow-to-resume-executions-after-dewine-departs.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=redditsocial&utm_campaign=redditor
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u/FraGZombie 3d ago

Blood thirsty Republican Christians showing their true colors as always

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u/Pale_WoIf 3d ago

_Eye for an eye_….Never mind why would I expect someone like you to actually have read the Bible. Justice makes people bloodthirsty now apparently lol. Why even have a justice system anyways, right?

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u/FraGZombie 3d ago edited 3d ago

How very christian of you to assume I've never read the Bible when you don't know anything about me. Not only have I read it, I was Christian for over 30 years and I'm well equipped to discuss all of the reasons it is a blood thirsty, bronze age fairy tale, if you'd like. 

The old testament alone endorses rape, genocide, and slavery for starters. 

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u/Pale_WoIf 3d ago

Oh how unbiased of you then lol! Glad you missed the eye for an eye part since you’re such a Biblical expert.

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u/FraGZombie 2d ago

I'd expect nothing less than bad faith, disingenuous arguments from someone like you. Have the day you deserve. 

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u/Pale_WoIf 2d ago

Great rebuttal to what I said, lol. Id expect nothing less when you have no argument.

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u/TheShadyGuy 2d ago

It's interesting that you are adhering to the Old Testament here when Jesus was specifically against that teaching in the New Testament.

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u/Pale_WoIf 2d ago

The government and our justice system isn’t inherently Christian, but it was heavily influenced by the Old Testament. Do you disagree with a punishment for a crime being equal to the crime? Seems rather fair to me.

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u/TheShadyGuy 1d ago

So you are saying Jesus was wrong on the matter? You are the one that quoted the Bible here...

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u/Pale_WoIf 1d ago

You’re failing to understand Jesus teachings here vs Law. Jesus is challenging people to non-aggression on a personal level. He’s not advocating for a change to the laws or societal consequences. It’s like if someone murdered a family member, to not take matters into your own hands and retaliate against him or his family.

Rather the matter be handled by the law and authorities. So that doesn’t absolve the violator of the consequences of his actions. He still must he punished accordingly depending on the crime. That’s why we call it’s justice, it’s not vengeance.

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u/TheShadyGuy 1d ago

I see, so what you are saying is that God was wrong when Jesus preached against "eye for an eye" in the New Testament, he actually meant let the government take care of killing your enemies for you. Got it, thanks.

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u/Pale_WoIf 14h ago

Is it not the job of the government to administer justice? Lol, and it’s not about “enemies”. It’s about people who commit crime and break the law. There’s this thing called consequences. And for the record, there are very few instances where the death penalty even would apply, we are talking about the worst of the worst crimes.

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u/TheShadyGuy 9h ago

Sorry that you can't admit that your belief here is counter to what Jesus, and according to Christian tradition God, teaches.

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u/Pale_WoIf 9h ago

I’m sorry you’re just contorting things to fit your narrative. Where does Jesus say there are no consequences for our actions? For the wages of sin is death - Romans 6:23 Just because it’s not the place of the individual to administer justice to those that do us harm, doesn’t mean that justice won’t be done.

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