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Religion and the Death Penalty - Opinion Roundup

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Because StandDown is Texas-centric, let's start with El Paso attorney Ouisa Davis' El Paso Times OpEd, "Let's push for moratorium on death penalty in Texas."Losing a loved one to death is a tragic, painful experience. The pain is even more searing when the loved one is an innocent or a bystander whose life is cut short by a vicious crime.But, does the death-penalty truly serve as a deterrent? Statistics resoundingly say no. Does the death sentence assuage the pain? Many family members of these crime victims do not receive the "closure" they seek.On this Good Friday, perhaps we should consider the efficacy of the death penalty. We can look at the image of the crucified Christ and see the victims of horrific murders...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on April 10, 2009 (boomark / email).