Do you believe in the death penalty? I don't. I think it is up to God to take and give life. —Phyllis Roan: Usually, I would give a question like this a dismissive one-syllable “No” response because the answer is so obvious but in reality, the issue is more subtle and deserves further explanation. It is unfathomable to me that any civilized people would put members of its citizenry to death for any reason. Even the most deviant miscreants who engage in whatever terrible kind of cruel, hurtful,... Sign in to see full entry.