1786 - The Grand Duchy of Tuscany, under Pietro Leopoldo I, becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty (Source)
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The following quote is from the sermon Jesus Wept,. by Dr. David P. Murray. The text for this sermon in John 11:35 (Audio)
"Jesus Wept."
"Charles Pierce, terrible criminal and a murderer, was being led to be punished capitally for his crimes. There was a Chaplain trying to minister to him and tell him about the power of Christ to save, even then. Charles Peirce turned to the Chaplain and said, 'Do you believe that? Do you really believe that? If I believed that I would crawl over broken glass to tell men it was true!"
Recommended sermon:
God's Death Penalty, by Rev. Roger Higginson
The text for this sermon is Romans 6:23 (Audio):
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
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The following quote is from the sermon Jesus Wept,. by Dr. David P. Murray. The text for this sermon in John 11:35 (Audio)
"Jesus Wept."
"Charles Pierce, terrible criminal and a murderer, was being led to be punished capitally for his crimes. There was a Chaplain trying to minister to him and tell him about the power of Christ to save, even then. Charles Peirce turned to the Chaplain and said, 'Do you believe that? Do you really believe that? If I believed that I would crawl over broken glass to tell men it was true!"
Recommended sermon:
God's Death Penalty, by Rev. Roger Higginson
The text for this sermon is Romans 6:23 (Audio):
"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
