2 Apr, 2021
Ban the Death Penalty for Those with Serious Mental Illness
The death penalty is an antiquated and barbaric form of punishment. This is why most nations have ended it.
2 Apr, 2021
6 Mar, 2021
Reflections on the End of the Death Penalty
In the Fall of 1984, my wife secured a church position in Richmond, Virginia and our family of four moved from Manhattan in New York City...
25 Apr, 2020
Save Lives Now, Don’t Wait to Kill
“If we can save lives, shouldn’t we always? And if we can do that now rather than wait to kill...
5 Oct, 2019
The death penalty is barbaric and ineffective
“October 10 is World Day Against the Death Penalty. That the U.S. continues to use this broken and antiquated system...
16 Jan, 2017
January 17th
““I won’t be able to make that appointment as I’ll be in jail next Tuesday,” I told the nurse who...
11 Jan, 2017
Roof Sentenced to Death
“Dylann Roof was sentenced to death for murdering nine people participating in a Bible study to which he had been...
18 Feb, 2016
It’s Time to Stop Tinkering
“Most of us have that person in our life—maybe we even are that person—who hates to throw anything away and...
8 Feb, 2016
Repeal of the death penalty is a step toward peace
“Antonyms for “peace” could be any of the following: War, disagreement, hate, discord, agitation, disharmony, distress, frustration, upset, worry, disturbance....