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Catholics Against Capital Punishment
"Catholics Against Capital Punishment was founded in January 1992 to promote greater awareness of Catholic Church teachings that characterize capital punishment as inappropriate and unacceptable in today's world."
http://www.cacp.org/
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"Christian Perspective on Capital Punishment: An Evaluation of Rehabilitation"
An article by Andrew F. Uduigwomen in Quodlibet (2005).
http://www.quodlibet.net/uduigwomen-rehabilitation.shtml
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Death Penalty Debate, The
A collection of links to pro and con resources, many with religious perspectives.
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/death/debate.html
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Death Penalty Information Center
A major site opposed to capital punishment. "The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. The Center was founded in 1990 and prepares in-depth reports, issues press releases, conducts briefings for journalists, and serves as a resource to those working on this issue."
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/
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Death Penalty Links
A collection of categorized links: facts, law, websites pro and con, people on death row, documents, reports, etc. The overall slant of the site is against the death penalty.
http://www.derechos.org/dp/
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Lamp of Hope Project
"The Lamp of Hope Project was founded by Texas Death Row prisoners. The non-profit organization's goals include: To educate the public about the death penalty and alternatives; To support victims' families by promoting healing and reconciliation; and To support prisoners' families, thereby breaking the cycle of violence."
http://www.lampofhope.org/index.html
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On the Value and Inviolability of Human Life: Evangelium Vitae
This is the text of a full length book by Pope John Paul II, which expresses the official Catholic viewpoint on abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty. "The electronic form of this document is copyrighted. Copyright (c) Trinity Communications 1994."
http://www.newadvent.org/docs/jp02ev.htm
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Pro-Death Penalty.com
This site seeks to organize as comprehensively as possible Internet resources which support capital punishment.
http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/
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Punishment and the Death Penalty
An excellent collection of links and bibliographic information on paper sources. Maintained by Lawrence Hinman, professor of philosophy at the University of San Diego.
http://ethics.sandiego.edu/Applied/DeathPenalty/index.asp
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Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Project
"The Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty Project was created to galvanize and empower the religious community in the United States to work against capital punishment. Coordinated by the American Friends Service Committee's criminal justice program, the Project provides people of faith with the tools and resources they need to become effective advocates for abolition."
http://www.deathpenaltyreligious.org
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U.S. Catholic Bishops' Statement on Capital Punishment
Approved by the U.S. Bishops in November, 1980.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/angel/procon/bishopstate.html
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"Whether it is lawful to kill sinners?"
A question from the Summa Theologiae of Thomas Aquinas.
http://www.newadvent.org/summa/3064.htm
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Capital Punishment -- Religious Aspects Bibliography
Edited by Charles Bellinger.
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/resources/article2.aspx?id=13672
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"Capital Punishment"
An essay by Kenneth Cauthen.
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kenc/cappun.htm
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"Church and National Issues: Capital Punishment"
A course by Rufus Burrow at Christian Theological Seminary.
http://www.cts.edu/Documents/C850_Fall2007_Burrow.pdf
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