In the West we do not have a religiously-based government and legal system, unlike in this part of the world. We separate our religion and state. So no, you cannot assume that lethal injections and the electric chair are Christian ways of humanely executing criminals. They may well be more humane (I don't know if they are), but religion doesn't enter into the picture.
And nobody has said that beheadings are Islamically dictated/sanctioned. What we've been saying is that beheadings in this day and age are almost exclusively the use of people and groups hailing from the Islamic faith who CLAIM to be doing so in accordance with God's wishes.
Personally, though I am not Catholic, I would definitely harbor suspicions about any priest I would meet, simply based upon how prevalent the child abuse cases were in the States.
Though it is not very PC, I do sometimes agree with my favorite bumper sticker that says: Stereotypes are a real timesaver!
In the West we do not have a religiously-based government and legal system, unlike in this part of the world. We separate our religion and state. So no, you cannot assume that lethal injections and the electric chair are Christian ways of humanely executing criminals. They may well be more humane (I don't know if they are), but religion doesn't enter into the picture.
And nobody has said that beheadings are Islamically dictated/sanctioned. What we've been saying is that beheadings in this day and age are almost exclusively the use of people and groups hailing from the Islamic faith who CLAIM to be doing so in accordance with God's wishes.
Personally, though I am not Catholic, I would definitely harbor suspicions about any priest I would meet, simply based upon how prevalent the child abuse cases were in the States.
Though it is not very PC, I do sometimes agree with my favorite bumper sticker that says: Stereotypes are a real timesaver!