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From Nebraska-
Local religious leaders on Wednesday called for repeal of the death penalty in Nebraska, saying it destroys the sanctity of human life and is aimed at retribution.
“Public safety can be assured through other means,’’ Omaha Archbishop George Lucas said during a news conference. “And justice requires punishment, but does not require that those who have committed capital crimes be put to death.”
Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty sponsored the news conference at the Omaha Press Club downtown.
Speakers emphasized the sacredness of human life and power of redemption.
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http://www.omaha.com/news/metro/religious-leaders-call-for-death-penalty-repeal-i-hope-we/article_96c3af3e-f987-11e4-8d09-1b5f9635d65b.html
From Georgia-
Rev. Cathy Zappa is the first to admit she feels helpless. She said there is little she can do to comfort Kelly Gissendaner, a woman who has become her friend. Gissendaner is schedule to be executed by the state of Georgia Monday for masterminding the murder of her husband, Doug Gissendaner.
"She has changed," said Rev. Zappa.
Rev. Zappa met Kelly four years ago when she was teaching theology to inmates.
She says Gissendaner graduated with a certificate and went on to teach a few classes and even preached once at a service in prison.
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http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2015/02/27/episcopal-priest-gissenbaner-murder-death-row/24159959/
From Nigeria-
Primate of the Church of Nigeria,Anglican Communion, Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, has joined in the bashing of those opposed to capital punishment in the country, saying they are ill-informed.
The Influential religious leader was reacting to the objection of foreign countries and international bodies on the recent execution of four inmates in Benin, Edo state.
The United Nations, Amnesty International and European Union, among others had opposed the action of the state government.
But the cleric urged the federal and state governments not to allow itself to be cajoled, advocating the imposition of capital punishment on people guilty of heinous crimes, particularly on rapists and killers.
At a press conference in Abuja on Friday, Okoh stated that the Amnesty International and others had no justification to have criticised the government’s action, since they were not directly or indirectly affected by the action of the criminals.
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http://dailypost.com.ng/2013/07/07/capital-punishment-those-who-rape-and-kill-must-be-killed-primate-of-anglican-church/
From Nigeria-
The Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Tuesday, decried the condemnations that trailed the execution of four condemned prisoners in Benin City by the Edo State Government, urging the federal government not to allow itself to be gagged by anybody.
Reacting to questions at a press conference in Abuja, the Primate noted that Amnesty International had no justification to criticise the government's action, as they were neither directly nor indirectly affected by the action of the inmates.
He warned that the federal government should not allow anybody or organisation to teach it what morality is all about, insisting that, "the law on capital punishment for those who rightly deserve it should be enforced."
Painting a scenario where a victim of armed robbery was brutalised, raped and finally killed by the gang, the primate rhetorically asked "now where is the human right of this woman? Meanwhile, the armed robbers involved in that had been executed, and the people are crying for the human rights of the armed robbers.
"What I am saying is that the federal government should not allow people to teach them moral in our society. If somebody can afford to kill 79 people and they just sentenced him to 14 years imprisonment, if they think that is acceptable to them, it is okay, but here I think it is not okay.More here-
http://allafrica.com/stories/201307030787.html
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