D077 Reduce Death Penalty Sentence
The Death Penalty remains legal in thirty-one (31) States and in Federal Jurisdictions, with more than 3,000 persons awaiting execution. Some Governors have ordered moratoria in regard to the Death Penalty. The Death Penalty is disproportionately applied to the poor and to minorities. The Death Penalty is arbitrarily imposed in many States. Many innocent persons have been sentenced to Death. The Death Penalty is in direct opposition to the witness of Jesus Christ. Many persons who have been sentenced to Death have demonstrated redemption, rehabilitation and/or habilitation. For example, in one State a Death Row Inmate has this year been ordained as a Minister in a Christian Church and serves as a Chaplain to other Inmates. Also, in one State several Death Row Inmates have completed a course of study which is required of Attorneys at Law to be certified as Mediators. The Death Row Inmates who have completed the course of study have formed a Mediation Team and mediate conflicts among the Inmates who are on Death Row in that State. One Inmate who completed the course of study was found by a Judge to have been rehabilitated, and his Death Sentence was reduced to a Life Sentence. Explanation: The mother Church of the Anglican Communion is the Church of England. There is no Death Penalty in England or in any nation of the European Union. This Resolution can save lives now in the name of Jesus Christ and can support the ongoing efforts of many Bishops, Chaplains, and Laypersons working to repeal the Death Penalty in the United States of America until the day when a Death Sentence becomes a sin of the past.
Explanation
The Death Penalty remains legal in thirty-one (31) States and in Federal Jurisdictions, with more than 3,000 persons awaiting execution. Some Governors have ordered moratoria in regard to the Death Penalty. The Death Penalty is disproportionately applied to the poor and to minorities. The Death Penalty is arbitrarily imposed in many States. Many innocent persons have been sentenced to Death. The Death Penalty is in direct opposition to the witness of Jesus Christ. Many persons who have been sentenced to Death have demonstrated redemption, rehabilitation and/or habilitation. For example, in one State a Death Row Inmate has this year been ordained as a Minister in a Christian Church and serves as a Chaplain to other Inmates. Also, in one State several Death Row Inmates have completed a course of study which is required of Attorneys at Law to be certified as Mediators. The Death Row Inmates who have completed the course of study have formed a Mediation Team and mediate conflicts among the Inmates who are on Death Row in that State. One Inmate who completed the course of study was found by a Judge to have been rehabilitated, and his Death Sentence was reduced to a Life Sentence. Explanation: The mother Church of the Anglican Communion is the Church of England. There is no Death Penalty in England or in any nation of the European Union. This Resolution can save lives now in the name of Jesus Christ and can support the ongoing efforts of many Bishops, Chaplains, and Laypersons working to repeal the Death Penalty in the United States of America until the day when a Death Sentence becomes a sin of the past.