Death Penalty – Page 2 – Red Letter Christians

The People vs. The Death Penalty Film Series: SueZann Bosler – The Daughter

March 24, 2023

Death Penalty, General, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

The People vs. The Death Penalty Film Series Death Penalty Action, in conjunction with Red Letter Christians and The Wonder Brothers, has been working for over a year to fund and produce a documentary series a...

Rest in Power: My Final Conversation with Arthur Brown, Jr. (Immediately Before His Execution)

Rev. Jeff Hood

March 17, 2023

Death Penalty, General

Editor's Note: This piece was originally published by Jeff Hood at Patheos and is published here with permission. *This is my account of the final conversation I had with Arthur Brown, Jr. (as his spirit...

“Let anyone who is without sin…” : On Serving as Arthur Brown Jr.’s Spiritual Advisor During his Execution

Rev. Jeff Hood

March 16, 2023

Death Penalty

Editor's Note: This piece was originally published by Jeff Hood at Patheos and is published here with permission. I used to think that God was everywhere…but God don’t live in spaces like this. I’d se...

Making Room for Opposing the Death Penalty on the Evangelical Agenda

Sam Heath

February 28, 2023

Death Penalty, General, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence

Until speaking with Columbus megachurch pastor Rich Nathan, I never knew about the “gloomiest city in America” list. I live in Charlottesville, VA, which regularly makes the “happiest city in America” list. But...

I’ve Been Praying for You

Kevin Riggs

February 21, 2023

Art, Death Penalty, General, Interfaith, Peace & Nonviolence, Revival

It all started with an article in my local newspaper. The article stated over the next 13 months Tennessee would carry out 11 executions! It had been over a decade since the last execution. Now, in a relativ...

Hundreds of Organizations Urge President, AG to Halt Federal & Military Death Penalty

RLC Editor

January 3, 2023

Death Penalty, General, Interfaith

Editor's Note: Please consider this call to action from one of our co-conspirators. For Immediate Release January 2, 2023 Abraham Bonowitz, Death Penalty Action [email protected] 561-371-5...

An Interview with Charles Keith, Impacted Communities Liaison of Death Penalty Action

RLC Editor

December 7, 2022

Death Penalty, General, Practical Justice, Race

Charles Keith is the brother of Kevin Keith and Impacted Communities Liaison of Death Penalty Action. This Advent, Red Letter Christians is highlighting how God shows up for us at Christmas - as a homeless chil...

Statement regarding Parkland School Shooting Jury Recommendation

Sharon Risher

October 13, 2022

Death Penalty, Gun Violence

I offer my prayers and love to the families, co-victims and survivors of all of those killed and injured in the Parkland school shooting. As I watched the hearing this morning I remembered sitting in a...

Joining Pope Francis as We Abolish the Death Penalty

Catholic Mobilizing Network

September 20, 2022

Death Penalty

Pope Francis has designated the month of September to address the death penalty and call for its abolition worldwide. In his newest appeal, the Pope invites us to pray “that the death penalty, which attacks the...

Rev. Don Heath: Oklahoma executions will continue until the people say ‘Stop’

Rev. Don Heath

September 1, 2022

Death Penalty

This opinion was originally published on August 28, 2022 by The Oklahoman I was in the execution chamber with James Coddington Thursday for the last 45 minutes of his life. When I entered, he was already stra...