Just read this:

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WTF? Now, I don´t know anything about the specific crime in question and the guy is probably guilty.

But I see a very big problem when a jury uses the Old Testament to pass sentence upon a person. I know that it was probably just part of their reasoning, but still.... keep religion out of the courtrooms.

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i think there's a passage in there somewhere too that says "thou shalt not kill" or some such bullshit. i wonder why they didn't consult that passage.

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I wonder why they consulted the Bible at all... the Bible (or any other religious text) has no place in a courtroom.

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You can tell a jury whatever you want but they walk in the door with a brain full of data and to think that none of tha will come into play is optomistic to say the least.

And that cuts in all directions.

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Neither does "social justice"... but people don't seem to have a problem with that now, do they?

Justice is supposed to be blind.... so much for that.

I´m perfectly aware that every juror walks in their with their own opinions and baggage. I guess there wouldn´t have been an issue, if they had kept their mouths shut.

But they admitted they had used the Bible in determining guilt and that´s a very slippery slope. In my opinion, an appeal shouldn´t be out of the question.

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Try for a moment to pretend they had used the Holy Quran instead... now, that would have created a public fuzz and I can just imagine Fox News being camped outside the courtroom.

The Bible... not so much.

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Should not be bibles in the deliberation room, no argument there.

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which means murder or the taking of innocent life. which the guilty did and the state will not.

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Yea lets just legalize murder because it has a religious connection and we don't need religion in our courts.

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Meh, I guess the bible says it's ok to kill under certain cicumstances. According to the article:

He killed the guy with a gun barrel (iron)... so if he had used a wooden baseball bat, I guess they would have had to find a different passage in the bible.

Huh? Who said anything about that? How about judging the guy on the fact that he commited the crime and proving it through a thorough police investigation, as opposed to pulling scriptures out of your ass?

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It certainly is absolutely ludicrous to have bibles in the deliberation room with certain passages highlighted. That alone should call for a re-trial.

However, due to the nature of the crime, I'd find it hard to imagine that a different verdict would be reached even with a bunch of hard core atheists as jurors. Texas loves them some executions.

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How about this?

The guy was on trial for murder NOT being Christian enough so what good could a Bible possibly serve in the first place? Nothing so the Bible is moot no?

I think your just offended by the mere presence of a Bible in a court room.

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If I understood the article, this occurred during sentencing.

So the only relevant issue here is that the condemned was convicted of breaking into a house and killing the owner.

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