by Brenda Capen | Mar 25, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Virginia News
A letter from the Virginia Conference Board of Church and Society Governor Ralph Northam signed legislation abolishing the death penalty in the Commonwealth on March 24, 2021, making Virginia the first state in the south to do so. The Virginia Conference of the United...
by Brenda Capen | Mar 24, 2021 | Church and Society, News
Group working toward abolishing the death penalty The Peace and Nonviolence subgroup of the Virginia Conference Board of Church and Society is providing information about Abolishing the Death Penalty. It will be a major focus of the upcoming General Assembly. The...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 4, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Racial Justice
By Jeff Brumley, Baptist News Global A group of African American pastors urged Virginia lawmakers Jan. 7 to abolish the state’s death penalty, equating it to lynching and a declaration that Black lives do not matter. The ministers’ press conference, held on Zoom, was...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 2, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Op/Ed
The Rev. James Page, pastor of Galloway UMC, Annandale, was a participant. From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: A group of African American pastors from across Virginia on Thursday, Jan. 7, called for the abolition of the death penalty in the upcoming Virginia...
by Brenda Capen | Feb 2, 2021 | Church and Society, News, Op/Ed
Legislators in the General Assembly soon will be voting on a measure to abolish the death penalty in Virginia. Support for the death penalty has been waning but it still is strong among Christians. White Protestants are the strongest supporters of the death penalty....
