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Death Penalty Denies Sacredness of Life

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That's the title of an essay by Kendra McKinney posted at the United Methodist Church's United Board of Church & Society website.  LINK  Here are two brief excerpts.  The post also references the documentary, "At the Death House Door."By taking another?s life, what message do we send about the value of life? When I think about the death penalty and everything that surrounds it, I am reminded of the Genesis story of Cain and Abel. Out of anger, Cain murders his brother, Abel. After this fatal act, God asks Cain, ?Where is Abel your brother?? And Cain answers, ?I do not know; am I my brother?s keeper?? I ask a similar question today: Have we kept our brothers, our sisters? By allowing the death penalty in our judicial system, are we doing our best in being responsible for those in our community? Are we holding them to be accountable in such a way that fosters life enhancement and spiritual and physical rehabilitation? I say no...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 25, 2008 (boomark / email).