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A Meeting of Houston Religious Leaders

By Steve Hall

"Houston religious leaders pledge to fight death penalty," is the title of Jeannie Kever's report in today's Houston Chronicle. Seven of Houston's best-known religious leaders publicly pledged to fight the death penalty Tuesday night, saying it damages the society it seeks to protect."When an execution happens, who dies?" asked the Rev. Mike Cole, General Presbyter of the New Covenant Presbytery. "All of us."Several other speakers called for the abolition of the death penalty in Texas, drawing applause from a packed auditorium at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts.The discussion was scheduled to coincide with the Houston Grand Opera's production of Dead Man Walking, which opens Saturday. It is based upon Sister Helen Prejean's book, Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on January 19, 2011 (boomark / email).