GOP Candidate: Death Penalty For Rebellious Kids

From Think Progress:

A candidate for the Arkansas legislature, Charlie Fuqua, says children who don’t demonstrate “respect for parents” should be put to death, the Arkansas Times reports. Fuqua is a former member of the Arkansas legislature and has received support from the Arkansas Republican Party and two sitting members of Congress.

 Here’s the key passage from Fuqua’s 2012 book, “God’s Law: The Only Political Solution“:

The maintenance of civil order in society rests on the foundation of family discipline. Therefore, a child who disrespects his parents must be permanently removed from society in a way that gives an example to all other children of the importance of respect for parents. The death penalty for rebellious children is not something to be taken lightly. The guidelines for administering the death penalty to rebellious children are given in Deut 21:18-21

Pretty much every child, at some point, disrespects their parents. As such, the Republican is essentially advocating for the deaths of EVERY child. Isn't this the party that's always claiming to be for a culture of life and saying "think of the children?" This is why religious law should NOT be used to make American law. Scripture can be and has been used to justify some truly horrific things from slavery to abuse to murder.