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Abolishing the Death Penalty

By Steve Hall

That's the title of a post at the Washington Post's On Faith blog written by Rev. Geoffrey Black, Rev. Linda Jaramillo, and Rabbi David Saperstein.  LINKMany December holidays - Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa alike - involve the lighting of candles. This symbolizes the spirit of peace, hope, and new beginnings, illuminating the winter days and warming the soul. The festive lights also recall for us the time, 20 years ago, when the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP) and the National Interreligious Task Force on Criminal Justice (NITFCJ) launched a year-long campaign called "Lighting the Torch of Conscience." The purpose of the campaign, later joined by Amnesty International USA, was to mobilize faith communities and encourage local involvement in the collective effort to end capital punishment...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on December 18, 2009 (boomark / email).