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Jesus stands between a mob

and a woman they are stoning..

telling them to put down the stones

unless they are without sin..

preventing a capital punishment in progress

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Please forward to Governor.Taft@d... das.state.oh.us

with a note that you spend dollars in nonexecuting states:

Micah says that GOD WHO IS COMPASSION IS THROWING OUR INIQUITIES

(SINS) INTO THE DEEPEST DEPTHS OF THE OCEAN





Most of the predominantly Christian nations of the world have

outlawed capital punishment. From Matthew to John 8: 7 the Gospel

is full of Christ's infinite mercy, compassion, the universal

forgiveness of the Good Shepherd.

The officially Episcopalian nation of the

UK, the Quakers or Friends, the Mennonites, Pat Robertson, Pope

John Paul II, Sr. Helen Prejean, all US Catholic bishops 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.



36 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.

35.

Matthew 5:38-39



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

tooth for a tooth: 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.

36.

In Matthew 12, Jesus quotes Isaiah and says "I desire mercy,

not sacrifice."





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

already recognized by 106 countries Please post your additions to

this list.

http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/abolish.html

http://www.cuadp.org http://www.ccadp.org

http://www.egroups.com/messages/txabolition

http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/texasabolition





Abba in Jesus' name thank You

for ending executions everywhere.

Listen on web to show on abolition of death penalty

http://www.wamu.org Diane Rehm Show archives



A recent ABC poll had 45% in favor of state sanctioned murder

and 43% opposed



A Maryland study on racist execution patterns showed that 80%

of the victims in Maryland are black, but virtually all of

the blacks on death row in Maryland were sentenced not for

allegedly killing blacks but whites



The Innocence Project has freed many through DNA tests, attorney

services etc.



Prosecutor Gilchrist in Oklahoma tampered with evidence in

at least 16 cases in which some were sent to death row or

executed.



Some are asking for the resignation of John McAdams, execution

proponent, since he is on the faculty of Marquette. The vast

majority of Catholics follow Christ in opposing the death penalty.



1. The death penalty is not a deterrent say European Union studies

2. Around 108 nations in the world have banned state sanctioned

murder

3. Prosecutorial or police ambition, ego, or corruption can account

for withholding evidence, changing evidence

4. Jail house snitches are rewarded with reduced sentences for

lying

5. The racist bias in the death penalty is most prevalent

in the states of Virginia, Missouri, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,

Mississippi, Missouri (where Ashcroft has executed and whose

state's status as a slave state was promoted by Thomas Jefferson),

South Carolina, North Carolina, Texas, Oklahoma

6. The killing of innocents has denied them the right of appeal

7. The poor have not been able to afford competent attorneys.

In Texas a man was executed though his attorney slept through

the trial. Alcoholic, unconcerned attorneys have been

a factor in wrongful convictions

8. Alabama and Georgia provide no lawyer for appeal.

9. Alabama still has a hitching post and is the only state

to allow legal handcuffing of prisoners in the hot sun at

a pole.

http://www.prejean.org



Beautiful words: mercy, compassion, acquittal, amnesty, absolution,

forgiveness,

exoneration, freedom, transformation, reform.