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 The Death Penalty |
"Abolition of the death penalty is most consonant with the example of Jesus, who both taught and practiced the forgiveness of injustice."
US Bishops, Statement on Capital Punishment, art. 13 |
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CATHOLIC STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FROM OTHER FAITH GROUPS The Death Penalty 1991 statement of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Perspective on Capital Punishment From the Reformed Church in America American Baptist Resolution on Capital Punishment Adopted in 1958 and 1966, reaffirmed in 1980 and 1982 Resolution on the Death Penalty By the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 2003 Reaffirm Opposition to Capital Punishment 1979 resolution of the Episcopal Church Report on Capital Punishment Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, 1976 Capital Punishment Presbyterian Church (USA) The Death Penalty United Church of Christ The Death Penalty United Methodist Church Statement on the Death Penalty Church of the Brethren Capital Punishment Community of Christ A Resolution: The Death Penalty, 2001 Mennonite Church USA Capital Punishment Mormons for Equality and Social Justice NCC Supports Moratorium On Death Penalty National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA Position on Capital Punishment Reformed Church of America On Capital Punishment Southern Baptist Convention Capital Punishment Resolution adopted by the CCAR at the 90th Annual Convention of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, 1979 Capital Punishment Marcus Jastrow and S. Mendelsohn in the Jewish Eneyclopedia, 1906 Islam and the Death Penalty By Rabia Terri Harris, Coordinator, Muslim Peace Fellowship Buddhism & Capital Punishment Article in The American Journal of Jurisprudence by Damien P. Horigan, 1996 Unitarian Universalists for Alternatives to the Death Penalty ECUMENICAL STATEMENTS Letter to Christians in Florida 1984 document by the leaders of 16 denominations in Florida Statement on Capital Punishment Issued by the Christian Council of Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore Georgia Bishops And The Death Penalty 1980 statement by the Catholic bishops of Georgia and the Episcopal bishop of Atlanta Resolution on Capital Punishment By the Oklahoma Conference of Churches, September 7, 1990 To End the Death Penalty By The National Jewish-Catholic Consultation, USA in SIDIC Periodical, December 6, 1999 Resolution Opposing the Death Penalty Adopted unanimously by the General Assembly of the Texas Conference of Churches, February 24, 1998 Death Penalty's Future Rhode Island Religious Leaders, February 19, 1976 ARTICLES, PAPERS A Slow Death: Capital Punishment Hangs on By William Bole in Commonweal, June 19, 2009 Reflections on Restorative Justice Occasional Papers from Villanova University, March 2009 Crime and Punishment: A Christian Perspective By Gerry O'Hanlon, SJ, of the Jesuit Centre for Faith & Justice, July 2008 Foundations Once Destroyed: The Catholic Church and Criminal Justice By Andrew Skotnicki in Theological Studies, December 2004 The Christian Perspective on Capital Punishment: An Evaluation of Rehabilitation By Andrew Uduigwomen in Quodlibet Journal, July - September 2004 Sanctity of Life & the Death Penalty: Flip Sides of the Same “Divine” Coin By Richard Eric Gunby in Quodlibet Journal, July 2003 Death Penalty A position paper of the Florida Catholic Conference, January 2002 The Death Penalty Is Dead Wrong By Marlene Martin in The New Abolitionist, February 2002 Capital Punishment on Trial: Does Judaism Condone Capital Punishment? By Rabbi Dan Polish in Reform Judaism Online, Summer 2002 Death-Penalty Activism: Bringing Faith and Creativity to the Struggle By Joe Wakelee-Lynch in The Witness, January-February 2002 Statement by Pax Christi USA Regarding the Death Penalty, 2001 Religious Reflections on the Death Penalty Transcript of a session at the 2001 conference. Speakers: John Carr, Secretary, Department of Social Development and World Peace, US Catholic Conference; Nathan Diament, Director of Public Policy, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; Barrett Duke, Vice President of Research, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, Southern Baptist Convention; Rev. Joseph Lowery, Chairman, Black Leadership Forum and Co-founder, President Emeritus, Southern Christian Leadership Conference Pro-Life, Anti-Death Penalty? By James R. Kelly and Christopher Kudlac in America, April 2000 Just Punishment And America's Prison Experiment By Patrick T. Mccormick in Theological Studies, September 2000 Sister Helen Prejean : On Death Row - Nun Author And Anti-Death Penalty Movement By Raymond A. Schroth in Commonweal, Oct 6, 2000 We, the Jury: But Not in Capital Cases Editorial in Commonweal, June 2, 2000 Mother Teresa and the Death Penalty By Father John Dear, SJ in America, June 1999 Do Circumstances Ever Justify Capital Punishment? By Peter Black in Theological Studies, June 1999 Crime and Punishment By Donald X. Burt, OSA. Chapter 10 of Friendship and Society: An Introduction to Augustine's Practical Philosophy, 1999. Augustine's Views on Punishment. The Morality of Capital Punishment To Abolish Capital Punishement By Antonio Beristain in Promotio Iustitiae, July 1999 An execution in Texas By Bishop Jacques Gaillot, March 1998 Community for a "Dead Man" By Joe Nangle, OFM in Sojourners, January-February 1998 To Die For: The death penalty is nothing more than revenge By Carol Fennelly in Sojourners, July-August 1998 Arbitrary, Racist, and Unfair: Lawyers push for end to executions By John Cole Vodicka in Sojourners, May-June 1997 An Eye for an Eye? the Morality of Punishment By Christopher Townsend in Cambridge Papers, March 1997 Hard Evidence: Hearing the facts about the death penalty By Julie Polter in Sojourners, May-June 1996 Punishing Evildoers with the Sword: Further Discussion? By Robert Holyer in Word & World, 1996 Beyond Extrinsic Forgiveness: Recognizing the Dignity of the Offender By Eric Gudan in Word & World, 1996 The Death Penalty: Why the Church Speaks a Countercultural Message By Kenneth R. Overberg, S.J. in Catholic Update, 1995 Leaven of Forgiveness: Murder victims' families stand against the death penalty By Mary Sue Penn in Sojourners, May-June 1995 Legal Arguments Against the Death Penalty By Professor David L. Gregory, St. John's University, School of Law, 1995 The Thirst for Revenge: Trying to Understand Capital Punishment By Sidney Callahan in Commonweal, June 16, 1995 Church Teaching and the Death Penalty By Paul J. Surlis, STD, Department of Theology, St. John's University, Spring 1995 Capital Punishment By John Langan in Theological Studies, March 1993 Capital Punishment By Kerby Anderson, chief executive officer of Probe Ministries International, 1992 Capital Punishment By John Willis in the Catholic encyclopedia, 1911 Is Capital Punishment Sanctioned by Divine Authority? By Church of Christ minister Alexander Campbell, 1846 A Reply to Alexander Campbell By Tolbert Fanning in Christian Review, 1847 Thomas Aquinas: On Murder Summa Theologica, Second Part of the Second Part, Question 64 Death Penalty Articles from the magazine Salt of the Earth The Death Penalty By the people at Lux Veritatis MISCELLANEOUS WEBSITES Catholic Campaign to End the Use of the Death Penalty The Catholic campaign will work to change the debate and decisions on the use of the death penalty: building a constituency for life, not death; calling on our lawmakers to lead, not follow; to defend life, not take it away Catholic Teaching on the Death Penalty From the Office for Mission Effectiveness at Villanova University Catholic Teaching and Criminal Justice From the Office for Mission Effectiveness at Villanova University Helen Prejean, CSJ Author of "Dead Man Walking" Catholics Against Capital Punishment CACP was founded in January 1992 to promote greater awareness of Catholic Church teachings that characterize capital punishment as inappropriate and unacceptable in today's world. It does this in three ways: By communicating such teachings to federal and state lawmakers, especially those who are Catholic, urging them to oppose proposed legislation imposing or extending the use of the death penalty and to work for repeal of such laws currently on the books; By encouraging members of the Catholic hierarchy and clergy in the U. S. to speak out more forcefully against capital punishment; By mobilizing the support of the Catholic laity to achieve the above two goals Stat house: Capital Punishment Statistics from the magazine Salt of the Earth NO to the Death Penalty Resources from the Community of Sant'Egidio Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Created to galvanize and empower the religious community in the United States to work against capital punishment. Coordinated by the American Friends Service Committee's criminal justice program, the Project provides people of faith with the tools and resources they need to become effective advocates for abolition Capital Punishment: The Death Penalty Hebrew and Christian Scriptures relating to the Death Penalty. Capital Punishment in North America. Reasons for and against Capital Punishment. Internet Resources Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty U.N. Doc. A/44/49 (1989), entered into force July 11, 1991 Ethics Updates: Punishment and the Death Penalty Provides: 1. internet links relating to punishment and the death penalty; 2. survey of philosophical work on punishment and the death penalty; 3. summaries of recent articles on punishment and the death penalty; 4. discussion topics and term paper topics on punishment and the death penalty Amnesty International This is their page against the death penalty Supreme Court Decisions Full texts of decisions, including concurring and dissenting views Death Penalty Cornell University Law School A Declaration of Life A legal document for you to download and sign which make it clear that you oppose judicial revenge killing, and if murdered, do not want your murderer to be killed Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation Founded in 1976, MVFR is a national organization of family members of victims of both homicide and executions who oppose the death penalty in all cases Death Penalty Information Center Facts About the Death Penalty. Race and the Death Penalty. Costs of the death penalty. Special topics. Current issues. And more Capital Punishment Statistics From the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice Oklahoma Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty Angel on Death Row Frontline presentation; includes interviews, articles, and opposing views The Death Penalty Links from the About.com Guide to Crime and Punishment The Death Penalty From the Clark County, Indiana Prosecuting Attorney Capital Punishment in Missouri This website on Missouri inmates and death penalty history is maintained by The Missourinet, a division of Learfield Communications in Jefferson City, Missouri Ohioans To Stop Executions |
