Death Penalty
When we talk about religions of the South, Islam is the first religion that comes to mind. In general, Islam accepts the death penalty, but emphasizes that forgiveness is preferable. Life was given to people by God and shall be treated as sacred, that is why only exceptional cases of justice and law may justify capital punishment. Only crimes of suitable severity may be commanded to death penalty by the respective court. Each case should be examined individually in order to avoid any mistake and to punish right person. However, many Muslims believe that sinners will find their punishment ...