I found that the death penaltyโ - โand I'm not a hot-button issue person, you know, I'm not a single issue personโ - โbut what I think drew me to the death penalty is because it raises some very deep, fundamental questions like: Is anybody beyond redemption?
Shane ClaiborneWe don't actually have rich and poor together instead we have a family. What does it mean? If you have resources, you hold them with open hands. The mark of the early church was that they began sharing and it said there were no needy persons among them. They ended poverty as they created this new loving community.
Shane ClaiborneA lot of times people say whatever the government touches, they don't do that well, so why would we trust them with the power over life and death? Do we really believe the system is that perfect that it won't make any mistakes? You can't reverse these mistakes.
Shane Claiborne