hope that instead of looking at religion as a set of absolutes, people who read Change of Heart might look at the book as a chance to start a conversation. As for the death penalty, I hope while exploring the reasons that capital punishment is allegedly good for us, we can be honest enough to admit those explanations don’t always stand up to logic—which means that if we keep capital punishment on the law books, we have to admit that it may not be fair, or cheaper, or a deterrent . . . but instead a way for us to permanently exclude from society someone who we think doesn’t belong there with
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It does seem that is what it comes down to.
