28 Jan, 2023
Say No to Expanding the Death Penalty
Say No to Expanding the Death Penalty by Laura Finley 593 words Republican leaders have a death penalty problem. During...
28 Jan, 2023
21 Jul, 2022
The problems with seeking the death penalty in the Nikolas Cruz case
There is no doubt about Nikolas Cruz’s culpability for the mass murder of 17 people and the injury of 17 others at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. His horrific actions affected many more than those who were injured or killed and will leave a lifetime scar on far too many people.
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.
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....