Capital punishment has come a long way as far as our styles of
execution. In most civilized countries, we have humanitarian
ways to put criminals to death. Even in third world or semi
civilized countries and kingdoms, beheading is pretty much the
worst of it. We also hear of torture and humiliation techniques
that we believe to be inhumane and downright barbaric. Folks,
what happens in today's world are child's play as compared to
how we used to carry out punishments just a few hundred years
ago. In fact, humankind has become downright gentlemen about
capital punishment. Read on as you discover the horrible and
painful ways in which brutal executions were carried out in our
Top Ten List of Historic Brutal Executions. Saint Andrew was an
advisor, preacher, and teacher of the Jesuits. He was well
respected, loved, and died at age 65 in the year 1657. This was
not a great period in which to be a Christian as they were
tortured and martyred for their belief in Jesus and their
refusal to deny Him. His death was ne