Yet all Islamic nations have the death penalty and use it for all kinds of simple offenses.
Sharia law regularly recommends death to offenders of certain laws.
But your somewhat right about the Qaran not being about the death penalty, but you are also somewhat wrong.
Neat how religion works that way
Does Islam support the death penalty?
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[Editor's Note: The above quote states that only "two cases" exist for which the Qur'an allows the death penalty. The first case is for murder. The second case applies to "crimes committed against the community" which, depending on who is interpreting the Qur’an, may include: treason, apostasy (when one leaves the faith and turns against it), terrorism, piracy, rape, adultery, and homosexual activity.]
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You can read the whole thing here, again for me its not a matter of what some book says but what people do under that belief system, its action not words that matter and in that case Islam most definitely is for capital punishment.
http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view....uestionID=1180