FULLER's RICH MOUW: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT "ISN'T SEVERE ENOUGH" PUNISHMENT 4 "TERRIBLE CRIMES" (Jan 9,'07) re SADDAM EXECUTION "...I must also confess that I have not been able simply to join the chorus of Christian leaders and groups who have firmly condemned the execution. This has to do in part with the fact that I find it difficult to line up with standard positions on capital punishment. Basically, I oppose capital punishment, but for reasons that differ from those of most other Christian opponents. I really do believe that people who commit terrible crimes deserve the worst sort of punishment. For me, it isn’t that putting people to death is too severe–it is not severe enough...." http://www.netbloghost.com/mouw/?m=200701

MOUW: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT "ISN'T SEVERE ENOUGH" PUNISHMENT 4 "TERRIBLE CRIMES"
(Jan 9,'07) re SADDAM EXECUTION "...I must also confess that I have not been able simply to join the chorus of Christian leaders and groups who have firmly condemned the execution. This has to do in part with the fact that I find it difficult to line up with standard positions on capital punishment. Basically, I oppose capital punishment, but for reasons that differ from those of most other Christian opponents. I really do believe that people who commit terrible crimes deserve the worst sort of punishment. For me, it isn’t that putting people to death is too severe–it is not severe enough...."
http://www.netbloghost.com/mouw/?m=200701