Religion
,New Voices
,Mar 21, 2016
Baptist ethicist and theologian Dr. Roger E. Olson (pictured) recently issued a call “for Christian churches to publicly stand against the death penalty for Christian reasons.” A professor of Christian Theology and Ethics at Baylor University’s Ge…
Religion
,New Voices
,Dec 05, 2018
In August 2018, Pope Francis promulgated a new Catholic Catechism that deemed the death penalty “inadmissible” in all cases and committed the Church to working to abolish capita…
New Voices
,Mar 21, 2017
A feature story in the March issue of Harper’s Magazine explores the growing conservative movement against the death penalty, with a focus on the group
Mental Illness
,Clemency
,New Voices
,Jan 13, 2017
Ricky Gray (pictured), who is scheduled to be executed on January 18, is seeking clemency from Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, and his clemency petition has been joined by a diverse group of mental health profe…
Dec 01, 2004
A new book by Dale Recinella, The Biblical Truth About America’s Death Penalty, analyzes capital punishment through an examination of religious texts and teachings. Using sources such as the Torah, the Talmud, and the Bible, Recinella outlines wha…
Race
,Religion
,New Voices
,Aug 11, 2016
Leaders of national Latino evangelical groups are calling for an end to the death penalty, citing both religious convictions and practical concerns about the fairness of capital punishment. Reverend Gabriel Salguero (pictured), founder of the Lati…
Religion
,New Voices
,Aug 14, 2017
A group of more than 100 rabbis from multiple Jewish denominations have issued a statement expressing their opposition to the use of the death penalty in the United States. The statement, posted by Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz (pictured) in Forward…
May 12, 2004
New York religious leaders representing a range of faiths and regions recently united to voice their opposition to the death penalty and to encourage a moratorium on executions so that issues of fairness and accuracy may be addressed. A statement …
Innocence
,Religion
,New Voices
,Feb 19, 2016
“As Jews, as citizens of a nation dedicated to liberty and justice, we believe that governments must protect the dignity and rights of every human being. The use of the death penalty, in America, fails to live up to this basic requirement,” wrote …
New Voices
,Apr 13, 2006
In a letter issued prior to Easter, the Catholic Bishops in Missouri called for an end to executions in the U.S. and urged parishioners to “build a culture of life.” The letter noted that violence “is not a solution to society’s problems,” and it …
Oct 29, 2004
Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, the Catholic Archbishop of Washington and acting as Chairman of the Domestic Policy Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, has urged House and Senate conferees working on anti-terrorism legis…
New Voices
,Jan 07, 2005
As Connecticut prepares to carry out its first execution in over 40 years, Catholic Archbishop Henry J. Mansell of Hartford called on local parishes to sign a Church petition that calls for an end to capital punishment. “The death penalty …
Religion
,New Voices
,Feb 12, 2007
Professor David Gushee, Graves Professor of Moral Philosophy at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, called for a national halt to executions because the death penalty as a public policy “fails the most basic standards of justi…
New Voices
,May 18, 2016
One year after the Nebraska legislature voted to repeal the death penalty and overrode a gubernatorial veto of that measure, actions in legislatures across the country suggest that the state’s efforts signalled a growing movement against the death…
New Voices
,Apr 25, 2006
Marking the 50th anniversary of the United Methodist Church’s public call for an end to the death penalty, the church’s General Board of Church and Society recently issued a statement echoing the sentiments of the church’s original call for abolit…
Religion
,New Voices
,Feb 19, 2007
In a position paper issued this month during the World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Paris, the Vatican said that the death penalty “is no…
Innocence
,Clemency
,New Voices
,Apr 14, 2017
Amid mounting concerns that Virginia may execute an innocent man on April 25, a diverse group of religious, political, and business leaders are calling on Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to grant clemency to
