Where else but from a “Biblical perspective” can you justify this?
In “God’s Law,” Fuqua’s 2012 book, the candidate wrote that while parents love their children, a process could be set up to allow for the institution of the death penalty for “rebellious children,” according to the Arkansas Times. Fuqua, who is anti-abortion, points out that the course of action involved in sentencing a child to death is described in the Bible and would involve judicial approval. While it is unlikely that many parents would seek to have their children killed by the government, Fuqua wrote, such power would serve as a way to stop rebellious children.
The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline. Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellious children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21:
This passage does not give parents blanket authority to kill their children. They must follow the proper procedure in order to have the death penalty executed against their children. Link
That’s candidate for the Arkansas legislature, Republican Charlie Fuqua, with a fantastic idea. Let’s set up American law according to Biblical guidelines for putting children to death! (And I’m pretty sure this guy would TOTALLY be against any imposition of Sharia law. Maybe Sharia law is too lenient?)
I have to give him credit, he’s following the Bible. Most Christians just ignore the clearly barbaric stuff unless it’s something they already agree with.
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