Texas executes more people than any other state in the U.S. On average, Texas juries codemn someone to death about once a week. Increasingly, Texans are voicing concern about our state's use of the death penalty. Some Texans oppose captial punishment for religious or moral reasons. Others support capital punishment in principle but worry that it might be applied unfairly in Texas. In recent years, many Christian denominations and Jewish groups have called for abolition of the death penalty in the US. Most religious calls for abolition identify capital punisment as inconsistent with Judeo-Christian beliefs and values.
Evaluating the Death Penalty involves three basic questions,
- Is it useful?
- Is it fair?
- Is it right?
It is especially important that Texas religious communities understand the distinctions between these three questions as they relate to the current movement for a death penalty moratorium.
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