This contestation takes place through philosophical debates, religious disputations, and public discussions, whether direct or indirect, open or clandestine.
—
Mansoor Moaddel,
Foreign Affairs,
15 Oct. 2026
Over the decades, the motives for ending public executions and moving them into prisons have varied – frequently separate from debates over capital punishment.
—
the Monitor's Editorial Board,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Oct. 2026
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