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An Eye for an Eye

Should Christians support capital punishment?

January 24, 2012 by Dani Shaw 23 Comments


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Capital punishment strikes me as fundamentally flawed. Killing a person to send the message that killing is wrong seems contradictory at best and hypocritical at worst. The fact that executions are pre-meditated, and corrections officials or private citizens are paid to carry them out, makes them seem all the more heinous. What goes through the mind of an executioner as he or she administers a … [Read more...]

To Serve and Protect

As a police constable and Salvationist, Paul Deacon believes in something greater

April 21, 2010 Interview with Paul Deacon 2 Comments


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I’m a constable with the Winnipeg Police Service, having joined the police force in March 2003. I always wanted to be a police officer, so I worked toward this goal from junior high onwards. Initially, I was attracted by the sense of adventure and excitement that comes with the job. Then, as I got older, I appreciated the professionalism and varied responsibilities of the career. As a police … [Read more...]