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Death Penalty
From Death Sentence to Rape Charges, Iranian Pastor’s Case Is Rare—and Disputed
Reports differ on Nadarkhani’s status and next steps.
October 6, 2011
Ugandan Bishop Pleads With American Christians on Anti-Homosexuality Bill
David Zac Niringiye, the Church of Uganda's assistant bishop of Kampala, says that American Christians should cultivate relationships before condemning the proposed legislation.
December 17, 2009
Anti-Homosexuality Bill Divides Ugandan and American Christians
American pastors and leaders are united in condemning the legislation while Ugandans are united in support.
December 17, 2009
Capital Doubts 
Supreme Court mulls lethal injections as Christian support for the death penalty drops.
February 19, 2008
Christian Leaders Mostly Condemn Hussein Execution
Plus: Remembering Gerald Ford and Harald Bredesen, D. James Kennedy suffers heart attack, Colorado Springs loses evangelical luster, and other stories from online sources around the world.
January 2, 2007
Equal Opportunity Execution
Plus: Christians in Lebanon, Bill Hybels, and more articles from online sources around the world.
August 15, 2006
Judge Says Afghan Convert 'Must Get the Death Penalty'
Plus: Amazon.com changes coding to please abortion activists, Pat Robertson's funding jumps, and other stories from online sources around the world.
March 21, 2006
Alito's First Decision Is a Life-or-Death Matter
Plus: Attacking Scottish clergy, NAE's non-statement on global warming, and other stories from online sources around the world.
February 2, 2006
Do the Wages of Sin Apply After Conversion?
Plus: Religious conservatives love Gonzalez as AG, and other stories from online sources around the world.
November 1, 2004
Supreme Court Will Hear Death Row Conversion Case
Plus: Nigeria violence spreads despite state of emergency, more on the Communion conundrum, closing Catholic churches, and other stories from online sources around the world.
May 1, 2004
Md. governor signs bill to abolish death penalty; 6th state in 6 years to repeal it
Opponents of capital punishment marked a milestone Thursday as Maryland became the first state south of the Mason-Dixon line to abolish the death penalty in nearly 50 years, joining only West Virginia. (WaPo)
A killing, a life sentence and my change of heart
Repenting privately would be cowardice, since my past support for locking up some juveniles forever has been so public. So when lawmakers in my state of Illinois consider bills next month that would abolish juvenile life sentences, I will be there to speak in favor of the mercy of a second chance. (CNN)
Death penalty grows rarer in U.S. | Religion News Service
Though the number of death-row inmates executed in 2012 remained unchanged from 2011 at 43, death penalty opponents said the year still showed capital punishment is on the wane.
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