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PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING TO CHRISTIANS
WHO DO NOT YET FOLLOW
JESUS IN WORKING TO
END EXECUTIONS:
http://ccadp.org/ohio.htm
Ohio's death row prisoner webpages
http://www.prejean.org
http://www.amnesty.org
http://www.aclu.org
http://www.otse.org
http://www.egroups.com/messages/john87

Micah says that GOD WHO IS COMPASSION IS THROWING OUR INIQUITIES
(SINS) INTO THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN

Matthew 5:38-39

38 ��� Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth:

39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

In Matthew 12, Jesus quotes Isaiah and says "I desire mercy,
not sacrifice."

Most of the predominantly Christian nations of the world have
outlawed capital punishment.
Pope John Paul II, Sr Helen Prejean, the unaninmous body of
Catholic bishops in the US, the officially Episcopalian nation of the
UK, the Quakers or Friends, the Mennonites, Pat Robertson are some
of the hundreds of millions of Christians asking for a moratorium
on or end to the death penalty.
Abba in Jesus' name cancel all executions everywhere
now and forever. There are many Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs,
Sufis, Jains and other religions represented well in the abolition
movement.

32 REASONS THAT MANY CHRISTIANS SUPPORT ABOLITION OF THE DEATH
PENALTY 1. Jesus stopped a capital punishment in progress, as a woman
was being stoned to death. He said that those without sin should cast
the first stone. The Levitical law of the old Testament had mandated
executions for adultery, for both participants. It is interesting
that only the woman was brought for stoning in this incident. Jesus
sacrificed Himself but He would not sacrifice others. 2. As Jesus had
a Last Supper, so do all executed people. One man in the US was so
retarded he did not realize he could not save his dessert for later.
3. Paul held the coats of those who stoned Stephen and himself was
involved in military campaigns against Christians. Yet no Christian
asked for or was involved in his death, only Roman conquerors. 4.
Cain, David, and Moses killed in jealousy, lust, and anger. God
protected all of them from retribution. 5. Paul, Cain, David, Moses,
and others received mercy. Jesus says in the Sermon On The Mount:
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. 6. Exodus' Ten
Commandments: "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is not asterisked to say 'this
does not include state murder'. Earlier translations of the Bible
say 'kill' and not 'murder', because all killing was forbidden,
whether or not the Israelites were ready for this message from God.
While Moses (Exodus 6: 9) found that the Israelites, their Spirits
quenched by slavery, were not ready for the highest teaching,
we pray all are ready now.
7. Alcohol, drugs, some psychiatric medications and other substances
make lesions in the aura, the electromagnetic field of the body.
Through these, demons can enter and use the body as their weapon.
When the demons depart, their victim is left to accept the
consequences. 8. Jesus says there is more joy on heaven for the
hundredth lambs, than for anyone else. The people on death row,
whether guilty or innocent, are hundredth lambs, whom we are
commanded to treat as our brothers and sisters by Jesus. 9.
Scripture: "Judge not lest ye be judged". Violence is learned
behavior. Abusers, many studies say, were abused. The death penalty
in punishing abusive abusers is akin to punishing the cue ball for
the direction it is sent by the stick. Only God has all the data. No
one else has enough factors to make an evaluation. 10. The parable of
the eleventh hour laborer who received the same pay.. as those who
worked all day.. indicates that what is restitution .. amends..
repayment.. is a decision for God and not the courts. 11. Helen
Prejean: (paraphrased) Those who believe in the death penalty
identify the condemned with the worst moment of his (or her) life..
None of us is the worst thing we have done. We do not rape the
rapist. We do not batter the batterer. 12. Someone from NCR has
compared those governors who say they are upholding the law in
executing .. to Pontius Pilate. 13. Luke 4: 18-19 Like the Sermon On
The Mount this is one of many passages in which Jesus speaks of the
divine mission of helping the poor. Virtually no millionaires are
executed in the United States, and proportionately fewer whites on
death row than blacks. 14. Mary Alice Davis, editorial writer of the
Austin American Statesman: The crucifix, the most famous symbol of
execution 15. In replacing the Levitical law of retribution with His
Law of Love, Jesus transcended Leviticus. 16. Isaiah: I delight not
in your blood sacrifice. 17. Isaiah: They shall not hurt nor destroy
in all my holy mountain for the earth shall be full of the knowledge
of the Lord. Gone will be what Ann N describes as the pagan human
sacrifice of witnessing the death row gurney, similar to the victim
placed upon the altar. 18. Love the Lord Thy God with thy whole
heart, thy whole soul, thy whole mind, thy whole self. Love thy
neighbor as thyself. 19. The question of whether or not to be
obedient to civil law is one every Christian answers for himself or
herself. Jesus said "Which of you having an ox in the ditch would not
rescue it on the Sabbath?" Paul said to obey the authorities, yet J S
has pointed out that Paul himself answered God in disobeying the
Romans by continuing to preach. There are bribed legislators in many
houses and senates. The letter of the law is one thing. The Spirit is
another. The mind is one thing. The heart which enshrines God has the
ultimate authority, for in it God whispers individual marching orders
to each person. 20. Bettie Beets quoting Jesus: What God hath joined
together let no one put asunder. 21. Father Forgive them for they
know not what they do.. said Jesus as he hung suffocating on the
cross. If Jesus could forgive crucifiers, He calls on you and me to
forgive all. . If Jesus were here now, perhaps he would say "let
those without sin inject the first lethal injection.. let those
without sin throw the first electric chair switch". 22. Isaiah 59:
They hasten to shed innocent blood. (Governor Ryan of Illinois in the
US began a permanent moratorium on the death penalty after being
convinced that at least 14% of those executed, per DNA evidence, were
innocent.) 23. Deuteronomy states that more than 1 witness is
required to establish guilt or innocence, yet in Texas 1 witness sent
some to death row. 24. Numbers also echoes Deuteronomy. 25. Because
GOD IS LOVE, because Jesus and His angels have the keys to hell, many
Christians do not believe in a permanent hell. But those who do are
in their own minds sending unsaved prisoners to hell when they work
for the execution of rebellious prisoners. HE WRITES OUR SINS UPON
THE SAND AND ENGRAVES OUR VIRTUES IN THE STONE.. HE WASHES OUR ERRORS
FROM THE LAND AND WRITES OUR LOVE IN THE HEART OF GOD
26. In Matthew, Jesus says one should not swear or take oaths.
Therefore a true Christian cannot testify in court against someone,
because that involves swearing. Father in Jesus' name save the lives
of all on death row in the US and everywhere. Bless Bettie Beets, Feb
24, Texas, Terry Sims, Feb 23, Florida, Odell Barnes, March 1st,
Texas, Philip Workman, April 6, Tennessee, Anthony Chaney, poet,
Arizona death row. (Workman and Barnes are believed by many to be
innocent.)
27. One woman said "these are convicted criminals". So was Jesus
Christ, convicted of a felony by a combination of Caesar and
those who rejected His message.
28. Suffer the little children to come unto me. The United States
is one of a handful of nations still executing juveniles. Others
are Iran, Yemen, Nigeria, and perhaps China. Half of those
executed have been in Texas. 29. Most predominantly Christian
nations in the world have banned the death penalty. 106 nations
(perhaps more) have outlawed state murder.
29. We are commanded to forgive 70 x 7 times, which many
interpret to mean we are commanded to give infinite times.
It is for God and not us to render judgment.
30. In the Sermon On the Mount, Jesus said we should visit
the imprisoned, not murder them in the name of the state.
31. Mat 27:16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.
Jesus had the power to stop the release of the political revolutionary
Barabbas who believed in the use of violence to overthrow
occupying powers. But Jesus gave Himself in exchange.
32. In Matthew 12, Jesus quotes Isaiah and says "I desire mercy,
not sacrifice."
33. John 6: 66 to John 6: 68 Jesus knows that many disciples
will leave Him as they are not strong enough for His teaching
of universal love and do not understand His message about communion.
34. Bianca Jagger compared governors who do nothing to modern
Pontious Pilates.

A. 106 nations have outlawed the death penalty, 30 since 1990. B. The
United States executes more people than any other country except
China and the Congo(the latter during Civil War). C. The United
States is one of six countries which still execute juveniles. Iran,
Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia also execute juveniles. D. The United
States has executed the citizens of Germany, Mexico, and Canada,
despite protests of these governments that international law
procedures were not followed. E. The United States has executed
retarded people, F. While twelve states and the District of Columbia
have outlawed the death penalty, the unelected members of the Justice
Dept. have sometimes swept into a community, says Senator Russ
Feingold of Wisconsin, taken over the investigation of a murder, and
pressed for the death penalty even when the people of that state have
outlawed it. G. Many Christian denominations have taken permanent
stands against the death penalty. G1. In "The Kingdom of God Is
Within You" Leo Tolstoy whose nonviolence ignited Martin Luther King
wrote that Christians should not be involved in executions. H. One
state executed 7 people in 1 week. I. The death penalty does not
deter crime. Those states with the highest execution rates continue
to have the highest murder rates, while countries in Europe which
have outlawed capital punishment have fewer murders than the city of
Los Angeles. J. Of 85 people freed from death row after DNA
established their innocence, 13 were in Illinois. One list person
said that it seems that 2 witnesses against someone can equal the
chair.

This is a skinned fox, part of the fur trade.

I PHYSICAL CONDITIONS: . BATHS: One inmate said if he ever got out
the first thing he would do would be to soak in a bathtub for the
first time in 30 years. . TEMPERATURE: In some prison systems, older
inmates especially suffer from lack of fans, air conditioning, or
winter cold. THE RIGHT TO SUNSHINE AND OUTDOOR EXERCISE II HUMAN
GUINEA PIGS In Vacaville, California, Pennsylvania, Alabama and many
other prison systems, prisoners have been subjected to medical
experimentation and to mind control projects. III PROTECTION FROM
RAPE, VIOLENCE, THEFT: All prisons need to upgrade protection from
violence, rape, and theft at the hands of other prisoners and guards.
IV LEGAL RIGHTS: . universal access to DNA testing if wished .
universal access to good lawyers and law support Internet tools, law
books etc. . Redress from prosecutorial persecution . reasonable
access to governor, prosectors, parole board, attorneys, media etc. V
COMMUNICATION TOOLS: need to be accessible to all. . Mail privileges
should be respected. . MCI as of this writing is the worst offender
in profiting by exorbitant collect call rates. Television, radio,
computers, stamps for mail, etc. VI DIETARY FREEDOM: . dietary
freedom: vegetarian, kosher, no pork, diabetic and other diets should
be respected. A wide variety of fresh fruit and vegetables should be
available to all. VII: INTIMACY: Conjugal rights besides keeping down
the suicide rate also reduce prison conflicts . Visitor hours VIII:
INSTITUTIONAL SLAVERY: . Chain gangs, as in Arizona, should be
abolished IX: FREEDOM FROM FORCED MEDICATION.. of psychiatric
medications which cause tardifdyskinesia, dry mouth, gradual
rigidification of muscles, lesions in the brain tissue, addiction* *
Navane is as addictive as cocaine X: religious freedom needs to be
universal.. Just as in China it is difficult for a prisoner to read a
Bible if arrested for worshipping in his own faith.. so in some
American prisons it is difficult for prisoners to read the Koran or
the Bhagavad Gita. XI: RIGHT TO FREEDOM FROM EXECUTION which is
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