Wednesday, April 20, 12noon-1pm, this on-line event requires advance registration

In 2020, the Trump Administration ended a 17-year hiatus on the federal death penalty and proceeded to execute 13 U.S. citizens in six months — more federal executions than in the prior 67 years combined. This included the first woman executed by the federal government in almost 70 years. Although 23 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty, some use it regularly. This April, two executions are scheduled in Texas and one in Tennessee. All this despite clear evidence of racial bias in imposing the ultimate, irreversible penalty.

Since the mid-20th Century, the global community of nations has increasingly declared capital punishment to be incompatible with the fundamental human right to life. Many leaders see it as a barbaric relic of a less civilized past, which only serves to perpetuate a culture of violence. At least 170 countries have abolished the death penalty or put a moratorium on its use. Many have signed a treaty committing to eliminate the death penalty, but the U.S. has not.

Join Justice Revival and leading advocates for death penalty abolition Shane Claiborne and Sister Helen Prejean to discuss why capital punishment offends both the Christian Gospel and the idea of inalienable human rights — and how we can work together to end it for good.

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Hosted by Justice Revival, Red Letter Christians, and Sister Helen Prejean.