Right, but committing murder is just another sin. What makes it so different that it warrants death?
I had the conversation that spawned this post with a devout christian. My response wasn't about turning the other check, but about the adulteress that was about to be stoned. There was a circle of men around her, prepared to stone her for adultery. Jesus stepped in (like the bad ass motherfucker that he was) and said, "let ye without sin cast the first stone." -I said the to the guy I was talking with that if he wanted to kill people as punishment, first he needed to find someone without sin to pull the lever. crickets.....
Not sure, tbh. I was just arguing that fundamental Christians can still see 'innocent life' in the sense that they do not deserve whatever has happened to them, while still acknowledging that none are worthy of entering Heaven by themselves.