Can These Dry Bones Live?
The Death Penalty

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www.nccouncilofchurches.org/1987/04/resolution-on-the-death-penalty/
North Carolina Council of Churches’ stance on the death penalty (“The Council has long been committed to ending the death penalty and is now working for a moratorium on executions to allow for a study of the state’s capital punishment system.”) as well as a short reflection on “Why People of Faith Should Care.” Also provides a link to a study done on “Race and the Death Penalty in North Carolina (2001).”

www.pfadp.org
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, a nonpartisan, nonprofit, interfaith organization whose mission is to educate and mobilize faith communities to act to abolish the death penalty in the United States. Founded in 1994 by the North Carolina Council of Churches, PFADP focuses its programs on organizing among faith communities in the South.

www.moratoriumcampaign.org
The Moratorium Campaign, founded and run by Sister Helen Prejean (author of Dead Man Walking).  She describes the Campaign in this way: “we are working to see every state declare a moratorium on executions. We are currently mapping out a plan of action to help people throughout the country take solid, practical steps towards achieving a moratorium in their state.”

www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
Death Penalty Information Center, a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The Center was founded in 1990 and prepares in-depth reports, issues press releases, conducts briefings for journalists, and serves as a resource to those working on this issue. The Center is widely quoted and consulted by all those concerned with the death penalty.

www.ncadp.org
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty.  The website explains the following: Since its inception in 1976, NCADP has been the only fully staffed national organization exclusively devoted to abolishing capital punishment. NCADP provides information, advocates for public policy, and mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share our unconditional rejection of capital punishment.

 

 

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