From Tennessee-
Episcopalians play a special role in Tennessee inmate Abu-Ali Abdur'Rahman's life behind bars.
They are his visitors to death row, his courtroom supporters and his bishop.
On
Friday, the Episcopalians were among the slate of people
who welcomed Criminal Court Judge Monte Watkins' decision to remove
Abdur'Rahman from Tennessee's death row.
"I’m very
thankful to God for this good news about Abu," Tennessee Episcopal
Bishop John Bauerschmidt said in an email. "The Episcopal Church has
long spoken against the death penalty through resolutions of our General
Convention."
Instead of being put to death on
April 16, Abdur'Rahman, 68, will spend the rest of his life in prison
for the 1986 Nashville stabbings that killed Patrick Daniels and wounded
Norma Jean Norman. At the time, Abdur'Rahman went by the name James L.
Jones Jr.
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