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When Governments Kill

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That's the title of commentary by conservative political guru Richard Viguerie in the July issue of Sojourners magazine.  It's subtitled, "A conservative argues for abolishing the death penalty."On most public policy matters, Jim Wallis and I disagree. Both of us, however, do believe that the death penalty should be abolished?although we may not agree on how that should be done. I?m a Catholic. Because of my Christian faith, and because I am a follower of Jesus Christ, I oppose the death penalty. I?m a conservative as well, and because my political philosophy recognizes that government is too often used by humans for the wrong ends, I find it quite logical to oppose capital punishment. I have been criticized by some conservatives for my opposition to the death penalty...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on July 08, 2009 (boomark / email).