Planck's Constant (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
I like to think I am consistent in my beliefs. I am opposed to the death penalty because I do not believe it is wise to grant government the right to kill its citizens. I do not trust our government to be able to administer the death penalty fairly or justly. Indeed, we are currently releasing dozens of innocent men who have spent many years in prison for murders they did not commit.
Times Online (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Britain and Canada protested yesterday over a proposed law that would result in gays in Uganda being imprisoned for life or even executed.
Audacity Of Hypocrisy & Deception (Free subscription) | yesterday
Britain and Canada protested yesterday over a proposed law that would result in gays in Uganda being imprisoned for life or even executed. Gordon Brown followed Stephen Harper, the Canadian Prime Minister, in telling Uganda that the legislation was unacceptable. Mr Brown made his views plain in a breakfast conversation with President Museveni of Uganda on the [...]
Saint Mary Magdalen, Brighton, UK (Free subscription) | yesterday
St Charles Lwanga along with his companions suffered martyrdom for resisting the homosexual advances of the king, in the same persecution, stemming from the same reasons the Anglican Bishop Hannington, from a Brighton family, was killed along with a large number of Anglican converts, John Allen reports: In October, a Ugandan parliamentarian named David Bahati, a member of the ruling National Resistance...
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
The C Street home housing the Christian power broker group The Family, where Nevada Sen. John Ensign and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford sought refuge and advice — is also notable for its involvement in another realm of anti-gay legislation: Uganda'... Uganda: “The Family” Involved in Effort to Criminalize Gays, Push Death Penalty for Homosexual Behavior is a post from the Out Gay...
Sentencing Law and Policy (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
The Chicago Tribune has this new piece discussing the death penalty realities surrounding the prosecution of suspected terrorists in federal court. The piece is headlined "9/11 terror trial: Justice facing 'uphill battle' on death penalty'; Some legal experts say death...
DovBear (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
See Dudley Sharp, who has recently joined the DovBear commenting community , arguing in favor of life imprisonment for children. Dudley is a prolific supporter of capital punishment. His essays, comments, and op-eds can be found all over the Internet. Search for more information about [topic] at 4torah.com .
Marketing by Permission (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
This is like seeking the death penalty for being White, or Jewish, or Left Handed. It is inhumane and plain wrong. You don't need to be left handed or even to approve of lefthandedness to know how wrong it is. Please visit this link. Please sign this petition. Uganda wants to KILL homosexuals. This is one small act to seek to prevent that. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/Uganda_Christians/
The Political Carnival (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
By GottaLaff A must-watch C-Street overview: You really need to go read the whole article , but Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power , fills us in on yet another jaw-dropping way that C Street has affected lives (and deaths) in the worst possible way. David Bahati, a member of the Ugandan Parliament and The Family, introduced a bill that would...
VirtueOnline (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Should the U.S. follow the UK in Abolishing the Death Penalty? No Fear by Julian Mann Special to VirtueOnline November 24, 2009 One of the things that makes America unpopular with the liberal establishment in the United Kingdom is the retention by many States of the death penalty. And that liberal distaste is exacerbated by the fact that the United States is a democracy. Christian-influenced America...
Truth Out (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Frankfurt - Kentucky may not execute anyone until it adopts regulations in compliance with the law, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The court ruling came in the case of three Death Row inmates – Thomas C. Bowling, Ralph Baze and Brian Keith Moore – who were challenging the state’s lethal injection protocol. Bowling was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1990 murders...
Pensito Review (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
In the US, The Family is known as the operators of C Street, the infamous Christian frat house for senators and congressmen near the Capitol. After a series of revelations of sex scandals among its highly placed US members, now comes news that a Family member in the Ugandan legislature has proposed instituting the death penalty for gays.
Inside, Looking Out (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air, Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, discussed the connection between the Family and Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, which prescribes the death penalty for acts of “aggravated homosexuality.” Mr. SHARLET: Well, the legislator that introduces the bill, a guy named David Bahati, is a [...]...
Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Interviewed on NPR’s Fresh Air, Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power, discussed the connection between the Family and Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, which prescribes the death penalty for acts of “aggravated homosexuality.” Mr. SHARLET: Well, the legislator that introduces the bill, a guy named David Bahati, is a [...]...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
The Florida Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence for the ringleader of a mass killing over an Xbox video game system.
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