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" .. There are parts of the nation where the electorate, or at least the white electorate, routinely and knowingly puts murderers into political office. Murder is a sign of strength. Murder is a symbol of resolve. Murder means law and order. Murder keeps us safe .. It is our Christian duty. God Bless America! .. "

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This quote is part of a truly moving essay on the U.S. death penalty system & prison industrial complex, the largest in the world with the highest number of inmates based on a prisoner-to-population basis.

If there was just one single reason to reject Christian belief I see it in the act of killing people in a State run process (supposedly) in the name of Christian citizens ....