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Colorado Council of Churches Takes Stand Against
the Death Penalty
In keeping with the long-time position of the
National Council of Churches, the Colorado Council
of Churches has officially gone on record as
opposing the death penalty. The newly-passed
addition to their Public Policy Statement reads
as follows:
"The member denominations of the Colorado Council of Churches support legislation
that will reduce the implementation of the death penalty:
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the elimination of the death
penalty coupled with the option of life imprisonment
without possibility of parole.
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a moratorium on the death penalty.
- any reduction in the offenses that may qualify
for the death penalty."
Recently, members of the CADP Board of Directors
met with Rev. James R. Ryan, Council Executive
of the Colorado Council of Churches, to explore
coordinating efforts to abolish the death penalty
in Colorado. The Council and CADP hope to work
together in the areas of state legislation and
public education in particular. The Council of
Churches has been a significant force in fighting
the death penalty in other states, and CADP looks
forward to working with them in Colorado to achieve
our common goals.
The work of the Council is done, in large part,
by two Commissions (Christian Unity and Justice)
and three Task Forces (Anti-Hate, Restorative Justice,
and Youth Ministry).
The Council is an organization of primarily Protestant
denominations of the Christian church. Member churches
include African Methodist Episcopal, American Baptist
Churches, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ),
Christian Methodist Episcopal, Church of the Brethren,
Episcopal Church, Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America, National Baptist Convention USA, Presbyterian
Church USA, United Church of Christ, United Methodist
Church, and Metropolitan Community Churches.
The Unitarian Universalist Association is an associate
member and the Roman Catholic Church holds observer
status.
-- The Abolitionist, Volume 2, Number 1. A
publication of Coloradans Against the Death
Penalty.
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