Famine famine, and extreme famine. The number of deaths determines the magnitude designation, with under 1000 fatalities defining a "minor famine" and a "catastrophic famine" resulting in over 1,000,000 deaths. Famine personified as an allegory is found in some cultures, e.g. one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in Christian tradition, the fear gorta of Irish folklore, or the Wendigo of Algonquian tradition. Famine A famine is a widespread scarcity of food, caused by several factors including war, inflation, crop failure, population imbalance, or government policies. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation, epidemic, and increased
Death penalty in the Bible human life is never, under any circumstances, to be taken by another human being or by the appointed authorities in Israel." Some Christian groups, such as the Southern Baptist Convention, cite , , and Some atheists believe the death penalty in the Bible is extremist and proof that God is evil. Some atheists believe Christians are hypocritical for not killing people that commit capital sins, such as gay people. Religion and capital punishment Death penalty in the Bible The Bible records various proscriptions and instances of the death penalty. In the Genesis creation narrative (Book of Genesis 2:17), God tells