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As part of an overall push against the use of the death penalty, President Biden commuted the sentences of nearly every prisoner on federal death row. What do you think of this decision?

From The Hill. President Biden on Monday commuted the sentences of 37 people on federal death row, leaving only three “hard cases” before President-elect Trump takes the White House on Jan. 20.

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The 37 prisoners given commuted sentences saw their sentences classified from execution to life without the possibility of parole.

The president, in announcing the commutations, said he is “more convinced than ever that we must stop the use of the death penalty at the federal level.”

Some of those pardoned include Billie Jerome Allen, who was sentenced to death in 1998, Carlos David Caro, who has been on death row for more than 15 years, and Len Davis, who has been on death row for more than 25 years. …

The three death row inmates who aren’t included in Biden’s list on Monday include two notorious mass shooters, as well as the person who killed multiple people at the Boston Marathon, The New York Times reported. …

Biden also received some pushback Monday over his decision, with critics calling the moves “politically convenient.”

“Once again, Democrats side with depraved criminals over their victims, public order, and common decency. Democrats can’t even defend Biden’s outrageous decision as some kind of principled, across-the-board opposition to the death penalty since he didn’t commute the three most politically toxic cases. Democrats are the party of politically convenient justice,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said on the social platform X. …

Biden’s decision comes less than a month before he leaves office. He took a jab at Trump in his announcement, saying, “In good conscience, I cannot stand back and let a new administration resume executions that I halted.” …

What do you think of Biden’s decision to commute these sentences? Share your thoughts and prayers below.

(Excerpt from The Hill. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America – Joe Biden, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86059694)

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Ann
December 26, 2024

But he has no problem with ordering a death sentence for innocent babies in the womb, and out of the womb???

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    Dan Smith
    December 26, 2024

    He’s catholic & personally anti abortion.
    Liar.

      Peg B
      December 26, 2024

      President Biden did not support the overturning of Roe vs. Wade. His administration continues to help sue the states whom are pro-life. President Biden did not attend the March for Life to support the unborn. President Biden has not signed any Executive Order to preserve the most innocent. President Biden has done nothing to prevent sexually inappropriate content to our children, yet Jill Biden has a doctorate in education. President Biden has not suspended any hormone therapy or stopped any sex change operations on minors. President Biden has not taken any actions to prevent the dispensing of harmful drugs via mail to cause abortions. So please provide your proof that President Biden believes in the protection of the unborn and the steps he has taken to support that. Thank You.

Ann Pope
December 26, 2024

But he has no problem with ordering a death sentence for innocent babies in the womb, and out of the womb???

Mary Beth S
December 26, 2024

I forgive those of you who came out of the woodwork to accuse those of us who believe in the whole counsel of the Word of God – accusations: of not being Christians; of being judge and jury and executioner; of presumably being less righteous than Biden; of believing in the Covenant Scriptures; of being a Jew (which I would proudly claim if it were true); of claiming to be sinless (which I acknowledge freely is not true – I’m a sinner saved by amazing grace); of being a killer; and then on top of that – stating that we should receive the death penalty. You are forgiven by me, which allows me to walk free of unforgiveness and bitterness – but it does not alleviate your responsibility before God to account for the words you spoke. Operating in an attitude of false compassion toward those who are wicked and evil, is not God’s compassion.

I plead guilty of loving and attempting to obey all of Holy Scripture, from Genesis through Revelation.
Yeshua Himself, in the Gospels which are part of the Renewed Covenant Scriptures, said,
Mat 5:17-19  “Don’t think that I have come to abolish the Torah or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete – (or to give it it’s fullest meaning). 
Yes indeed! I tell you that until heaven and earth pass away, not so much as a yud ( י ) or a stroke will pass from the Torah—not until everything that must happen has happened. 
So whoever disobeys the least of these mitzvot and teaches others to do so will be called the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. But whoever obeys them and so teaches will be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven.

He then proceeds to provide the fuller meaning of several Torah commands, by saying “You have heard . . .”, and then “But I say . . .” In every case He takes it beyond the actions that are prohibited to the motives and intentions of our hearts. It is a far weightier Torah, but with the promise of Holy Spirit’s aid in keeping it.  

Mac
December 26, 2024

Think of the absolute lunacy in this decision. This administration has unleashed a wave of criminal activity across the world and wars around the globe resulting in the deaths of thousands of innocents. Many Americans are dead due to drugs and illegal immigrants flowing across the border. But, they absolutely draw the line on executing convicted criminal murderers. God please restrain the Biden administration from taking action in their last weeks that do not reflect your will. Amen.

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RJ
December 26, 2024

DEAR LORD GOD
PLEASE PUNISH THE BIDEN CRIME FAMILY FOR THEIR TREASON AND PERVERSIONS, FOR ACTS TO DESTROY THE CONSTITUTION, EMBEZZLING AND DOUBLE DEALINGB THE POPULATION OF AMERICA. I ASK IN JESUS’ NAME
AMEN

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Daniel D
December 26, 2024

Biden put the Christians to SHAME!

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Darlene Estlow
December 26, 2024

Father, I lift these people who have the death sentence lifted from them. I pray for their repentance and their coming into the kingdom of God. You love them, Father, and though they deserve the death penalty, you desire them to be saved. May this extension of time on their lives be a glory to you and salvation for them. And for those whom they have harmed be forgiving as they walk with you and pray for the people who harmed them.

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Mary Beth S
December 26, 2024

I agree with Tom Cotton’s assessment, “Once again, Democrats side with depraved criminals over their victims, public order, and common decency . . . Democrats are the party of politically convenient justice,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said . . .”
The death penalty is an appropriate punishment for those who commit premeditated murder, regardless of whether it is a deterrent or not, and should be carried out in a reasonable amount of time. That is just, according to God’s Word in Leviticus. It is a gross miscarriage of justice to give the death penalty to innocent babies, and not give it to convicted murderers – again calling good evil and evil good – and to allow both to increase the blood-guilt of our nation exponentially. YHVH, grant us repentant hearts for we as a nation stand before You guilty of the misuse of blood in which there is life – “the life is in the blood”. May the blood-guilty come to repentance, so they do not suffer eternally, but may our government administer justice according to Your Word.

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    Dan Smith
    December 26, 2024

    Not a Christian attitude

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    Catlin Cadlen
    December 26, 2024

    You don’t decide who lives or dies. Jesus died on the cross so all executions could be abolished!
    How dare you!
    Jesus forgives you tho!

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    Sherry S.
    December 26, 2024

    Old testament…Jesus came so that we could be free…
    U a Jew or a Christian…old testament v. New Testament.
    We can’t cherry pick the bible!

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    DARREN K.
    December 26, 2024

    You renounce Satan

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    Lolita L.
    December 26, 2024

    CAST THE FIRST STONE…since you are without sin.

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      DR. KELLER
      December 26, 2024

      We are against abortion & the death penalty…aren’t all REAL CHRISTIANS?!!

    Peg B
    December 26, 2024

    I agree Mary Beth S with you, that it seems inconsistent to not stand for innocent unborn life, but instead, without speaking to relatives of the fallen and brutally murdered/raped, to cast a deciding vote. Stating political motivation regarding the next administration is irrelevant if President Biden presumes this to be a fair and appropriate decision for pardoning. Why did he wait until now? Heavenly Father, I do pray for Your will to be done and Your word is clear that Your way is higher than my way. I stand in agreement. Only You, truly know the heart of man. Only You, Jesus can truly save. Mend the broken-hearted, heal the sick, deliver from the evil one and receive all the glory. In Jesus’ mighty name.

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Wm Bowers
December 26, 2024

God‘s word is very specific on what he says to do with murderers by the government, whatever the type of government. Unfortunately, our current president care is not about God or God‘s word. These people whose death sentences he commuted should’ve been executed along time ago for their capital crimes. This, for their own spiritual good because they will face their holy Creator God on judgment day and because of their extended lives have to suffer more in the eternal flames of the lake of fire. And we know none of those who would’ve been executed would ever have become believers because God is sovereign and would not have allowed this to happen. And he commanded the governments to do this for the peace of the rest of the people. Furthermore, these criminals Who will now be kept alive until they physically die on their own, Are still capable of killing a prison guard, a fellow prisoner, or raping a new young prisoner, or even escaping and killing many others!

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Cynthia Halverson
December 26, 2024

Isn’t it interesting that the administration that rejoices in killing millions of innocent unborn babies finds it totally okay to let people of haneous crimes not pay the penalty of their crime.

Just another reminder that the devil has its hold on this administration and they wish to do as much harm while the door is still open

My prayer and my declaration is that the door will be closed and will never again be opened to the evil and demon possesd people on our government. May we honor our Founding Fathers and honor God for this nation that was born in His name.

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Gail
December 26, 2024

IMO, Life is either revered from conception to death or it isn’t. It cannot be a la carte ‘revered’ some times and not others.

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Tonya
December 26, 2024

Here is another example, of why we voted in winning numbers against the evil people, their evil intentions, to go about trying to destroy this Republic of the United States of America, as stated in our Pledge to the Flag that represents us.
As The Bible states in
Romans 3: 9-18, even under the Old Law , of the Jews, why
“all everyone are under sin”
vs.10-12 ” As it is written:
There is no righteous, no, not one;
There is none who understands;
There is none who seeks after God.
They have gone out of the way; They have together become unprofitable;
There is none who does good, no not one.”
As we read further those words, as repeated from Psalms chapters 5, 10 and 36, these words written in Romans were still true. Today, these words are still true, no Laws obeyed make us righteous, They are set before us as the governing body of our country holds to, such as , our Constitution. It provides what is to be held as right, goodness, decency, and those who disbey are to be punished in various ways. And, those ammendments added years and years after, including our current generation were to give directives of how to uphold laws, or changes to the laws. Also, guidance for the governing bodies how to rule and judge under laws.
Again, its not to make us righteous, just an obedient law abiding citizen. God’s directives and guidance is what Christians are to uphold first! And, again as stated here in Romans, it was not the Old Law, we were to use, its “The Righteousness of God apart from the the law, which is faith through Jesus Christ to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference,
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Rom.3:21-23
Therefore, yes our laws of our country need to guide us, so the citizens know what is right and what is a felony, or misdemeanor, and the punishment for each.
The governing Justices through Presidents are supposed to obey, uphold and and declare these laws, and principles! So, since the Death Penalty for heinous crimes and murder/mass murders has not been changed, nor was ever given allowance to even the president, to just sign his exective order, and commute a sentence of these types of criminals; President Biden and his cabinet just committed another grievous crime! They just keep adding on to their list of treasonous acts!
Again, it shows we have a very evil
force , demonic influence inhabiting the hearts and minds of these
” governing bodies” This is what we need to pray against!
Its not just President Biden, its everyone encouraging such acts of disdain against the survivors and familes affected by these criminals.
They have no mind or heart after the rightousness of God Through Jesus Christ. They will not govern our country in any way that pleases God first and the citizens that reside here.
Dear Heavenly Father,
We do pray, continually for this body of people sitting in the halls of government, and offices of law and order, declaring decisions against the people, against righteousness justice for all! Also, The Other world officials, declaring themselves leaders and influencers of our country, that have stepped in and coerced and bribed our ” leaders” to do such awful heinous crimes agains our own people; we pray against them too! We pray a Strong powerful army rises up against them, as only You can provide and in the Way that You Lead through Jesus Christ! We the people can not on our own, do anything to stop the horrific things happening everyday, everywhere! We need You Dear Father, to hear us, guide us and Intervene for us .
If all of this is in Your will, to show all unbelievers, There is a Better Way, to follow laws and and be righteous citizens while we still are here, let that Light and Truth shine through each and any of us to do your will before our fellowmen and women .
For those sitting on the leadership side of IFA, that can speak with the Congress, Senate, and President give them the ability and thoughts and guidance and Appointments to meet with our selected officials, to stand with us all and speak what must be spoken. For us who have no way into that place of influence, help us to do what we can to speak with our local congressman or senators, to write letters or make phone calls. Give us the words needing spoken, so as to be heard.
Let us not be naysayers and make excuses, let us Get To Work for You, through Jesus Christ, to make our country safe again until His Return@ Your appointed time!
Also, we pray against the evil forces surrounding Biden family and May their hearts and minds be brought to repentence.
And, for our country who has people that have gone so far off the course…that eyes minds and hearts be open., and repent, asking forgiveness.
Keep us all strong, help us to gird up in our Spiritual Armor, and to be ready to do Your Will.
In Jesus Christ’s Name, we pray
Amen

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    Gail
    December 26, 2024

    Tonya,
    If I understand what you wrote, the essence of it is that the president does not have the power to pardon. You are incorrect. It is in the constitution.
    The pardon power of the president is based on Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which provides:
    The President … shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offenses against the United States, except in Cases of impeachment.

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      Wm
      December 26, 2024

      Our constitution does indeed give our presidents this pardoning power. However, first he gave them a sword to use to protect us from these evil type of people, in order for the common good and peace for the rest of the people. God‘s word Triumphs over even any laws passed by mankind.

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