Think for a moment about the fall into sin. Think about the people in
             Noah's day. Sodom and Gomorrah. What is the punishment inflicted upon all of
             them by God? Death. The death penalty, or capital punishment, is the first and
             harshest penalty for sin. Although it has evolved and changed form over the
             years, and is now decided upon by men playing God, it is still an acceptable, God
             pleasing form of punishment. I am going to tell you what capital punishment is, its
             history, its current role in the justice of criminals, and why I believe that it pleases
             Capital punishment, simply put, is killing someone for a crime that they
             have committed. This crime is murder. In some countries and states, it is
             considered acceptable to kill the person who has taken the life of another. The
             methods of execution have varied since the beginning of time, but three current
             popular ways include the gas chamber, lethal injection, and the electric chair. My
             overhead shows the different ways that states used for execution in 1994. In
             addition to the three most popular choices, a hanging and a firing squad are also
             used in a few states. According to the book "Should We Have Capital
             Punishment" by JoAnn Bren Guernsey, these choices were made with the goal of
             a more humane murder in mind. The gas chamber is a small, sealed room in
             which the prisoner sits strapped to a chair. A lethal gas is sent through the floor
             of the room, and death usually takes about five minutes. Lethal injections simply
             involve the insertion of a needle filled with poison into a vein and injected. This
             procedure can be effective, but also takes long amounts of time quite often. The
             electric chair was invented as a way to quickly and painlessly kill the prisoner, but
             has proven to not be as effective as thought. It has taken up to three 2000 volt
             shocks to kill someone, with fire, s
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