Death Penalty

If the last statement were proven statistically, then this argument would be valid. Whether or not the two previous premises are dependent of each other, the conclusion would be true. If the last statement is just a random statement, then the two previous premises proves that the conclusion is invalid. Also, if one of the premises is false then that makes the conclusion false. In this case, since both the premises are true, the conclusion would also have to be true. Although this passage states that the death penalty is wrong in the eyes of Sister Helen, it does not state that usage of the death penalty is prohibited. Basically, the passage is saying that A and B are true, and that B could be false, so B can be true or false, (more likely false). In the end, the passage just states that Christians are more likely to support the death penalty, not necessarily, that it prohibits the usage of the death penalty. It can actually mean the contrary. If more Christians support the death penalty, less people want to prohibit the usage of it.