Sarah Palin: ‘Jesus Fought For Death Penalty Until Day He Died’

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That should settle it.

Sarah Palin: ‘Jesus Fought For Death Penalty Until Day He Died’

Sarah Palin claimed today that Jesus Christ advocated for the death penalty his entire life until his final day on Earth.

In an interview with Fox News this morning the former Alaskan governor was asked how she reconciles her support for the death penalty with her Christian faith, particularly in light of the recent botched execution of a death row inmate in Oklahoma.

She surprised Fox and Friends hosts Steve Doocy and Elisabeth Hasselbeck by saying that her position is inspired from Jesus' own stance in biblical times.

"I know the liberals hate it when you start mentioning the Bible," she told the pair, "But the truth is Jesus fought for the death penalty until the day he died. He was a tireless advocate of being tough on crime and making' sure the criminals can't be out there raping and murdering people.

"In ancient Jerusalem crime was rampant. The Romans and their pagan morality wouldn't allow the proper punishment wrongdoers deserve. So Jesus lobbied for capital punishment in order to protect the Christians and the Jews from the Palestinians and other Muslims who were killing people left and right.

'Unfortunately Jesus' ideas were never implemented and the Roman Empire fell as a result. But here in America we've always followed Jesus' advice on the death penalty, and that's why we have the lowest crime rate in the world."

Lest Ye Be

Christianity has diverse views on the death penalty, with denominations such as the Catholic Church deeply opposed and many Baptist and evangelical denominations strongly supporting its use as punishment by the state.

The theological dispute is especially complicated because Jesus himself was a victim of capital punishment, having been executed by Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea.

That fact appeared lost on Palin, however, who somehow did not see the irony in her assertion that history's most famous capital punishment casualty was an advocate for the practice.

"Jesus never directly addressed capital punishment in the Bible," Hasselbeck corrected, "And I have to say, since he himself was executed, I doubt he is really that big a fan of the death penalty."

"What do you mean Jesus was executed?," Palin responded, "I thought he was crucified?"

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'Unfortunately Jesus' ideas were never implemented and the Roman Empire fell as a result. But here in America we've always followed Jesus' advice on the death penalty, and that's why we have the lowest crime rate in the world."

Moron.

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Moron.

Satire.

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Hahaha.

This may be her best quote yet! "What do you mean Jesus was executed?," Palin responded, "I thought he was crucified?"

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Satire.

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Satire.

Ah - Big Dog is being trixy by not showing the link to the Daily Currant.

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she is an idiot... she was a VP candidate only because she is a female....

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Ah - Big Dog is being trixy by not showing the link to the Daily Currant.

You have to look at the title and see what the link leads to. MBD has had folks on the Right come this close to having a heart attack on certain subjects.

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Sneaky sneaky

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Ah - Big Dog is being trixy by not showing the link to the Daily Currant.

I wouldn't do that. The link is in the headline. Click on it!

You have to look at the title and see what the link leads to. MBD has had folks on the Right come this close to having a heart attack on certain subjects.

guilty as charged.

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I wouldn't do that. The link is in the headline. Click on it!

guilty as charged.

I remember one about Obama had Lost about to flip out. I think we had to calm him down. He was about to head to the basement and lock himself in with his supplies and guns.

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Streamline the death penalty. Whack-em and stack-em to make the libs remember the victim.

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Streamline the death penalty. Whack-em and stack-em to make the libs remember the victim.

And it looks like we have another one.

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And it looks like we have another one.

Libs get all squishy and huggy toward evil murderers. We should start a "Have a murderer babysit for you" day for hand-wringing libs.

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Libs get all squishy and huggy toward evil murderers. We should start a "Have a murderer babysit for you" day for hand-wringing libs.

That's funny, because on here, I think someone has said most mass murderers are liberals. So, which one is it? Am I blood thirsty or a sissy? I'm so confused I want to beat someone up, then cuddle afterwards.