Christians are the death penalty's biggest supporters, yet capital punishment is cruel, ineffective and beneath the teachings of Jesus. Pat Kahnke talks with Tihomir Kukolja about Krista Pike's botched execution, what the Bible really says about the death penalty, and how to find wisdom for these difficult issues. If you'd like to support this work through a channel membership, here's the link! https://www.youtube.com/@culturefaithandpolitics/join Follow Tihomir Kukolja on Substack: https://substack.com/@tihackuk25 Pat Kahnke's books are available on Amazon: "A Christian Case Against Donald Trump" (2024): https://a.co/d/iVSTqny "MAGA Seduction: Resisting the Debasement of the Christian Conscience" (2020): https://a.co/d/1KNX3uQ Krista Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in one day and was left handcuffed to a gurney — after spending 30 years on death row for a crime committed at age 18. Tihomir Kukolja, former Executive Director of the Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation, has tracked botched executions for over a decade, breaks down why there have been at least 16 botched executions in the last 10 years, why decades on death row is torture before the execution even starts, and why re-executing someone after a failed execution is immoral. We dig into the theology: does "an eye for an eye" justify execution? What does Jesus stopping the execution of the woman caught in adultery in John 8 teach us? What about Romans 13 and the sword, "vengeance is mine," and "forgive them for they know not what they do"? Tihomir calls out macho theology that reads the Old Testament without Jesus, and makes the case for restorative justice over retribution. If you are pro-life, evangelical, exvangelical, or wrestling with how Christians can preach mercy and still cheer for lethal injection, this conversation gives you the biblical framework and the facts — including why the death penalty has not lowered murder rates.