Choose one of the readings from chapters 10-12 and summarize, explain, and evaluate the main points of the reading in a minimum of 3 paragraphs. Do not simply cut and paste from the reading, but summarize the main points in your own words.
You may choose any one of the following readings to complete this assignment:
CHAPTER 10: The Death Penalty and Capital Punishment
"What Will Doom the Death Penalty: Capital Punishment, another Failed Government Program?" by Daniel LaChance
"Would Jesus Pull the Switch?" by Sister Helen Prejean
"The Death Penalty: A Debate" by Ernest van den Haag
CHAPTER 11: Sexual Morality and Reproductive Rights
"Christians Are Following Secular Trends in Premarital Sex, Cohabitation Outside of Marriage, Says Dating Site Survey" by Tyler O'Neil
"Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex?" by John Corvino
"A Kantian Approach to Abortion" by R.M. Hare
"Introduction to a Defense of Abortion" by Judith Jarvis Thomson
CHAPTER 12: Personal Liberties: Free Speech, Drugs, and Alcohol
"On Liberty" (selection) by John Stuart Mill