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Texas, the Death Penalty, and God's Will

By Steve Hall

That's the title of a post by Pastor Matt Idom at Huffington Post.  LINK  He's the Senior Pastor at First United Methodist Church of Bryan, Texas; where he posts his sermons.Regarding the murder trial that has dominated our local print and broadcast news, a reporter writes in the local newspaper, "[J]urors will be asked to answer two questions: Is [the defendant] a continuing threat to society? And are there any mitigating circumstances that warrant sparing his life?"The headline over the article read "Guilty of Murder." That was contested by neither the defense nor the news. We knew that, thank you. Guilt has never been the question in this trial. The case has been built around the final outcome and ultimate sentencing of one who admitted to committing murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 25, 2010 (boomark / email).