From Tennessee-
Two Episcopal bishops in Tennessee are
joining calls from other religious leaders in the state for the governor
to spare the life of death row inmate Donnie Johnson.
In
a letter appealing to Gov. Bill Lee, Bishop Brian L. Cole, who leads
the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, said the life Johnson has lived
behind bars demonstrates the power of faith and forgiveness.
"Ending
his life now would only show a violent world that more violence is an
answer," Cole said in the May 8 letter. "I believe there is another way
available to you — to show our state that forgiveness and mercy is the
true measure of mature authority and a wise measure of executive
power."
Johnson, who was sentenced to death for the 1984 murder of his wife, Connie Johnson, is scheduled to be executed Thursday at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
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