A Texan’s Take on the Death Penalty and the Case of Taichin Preyor
Texans love the fact that they’re from Texas. Walk down the streets of any small town in Texas, stop someone and ask them why the love...
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- Jul 17, 2017
- 5 min
A Response to the Execution of William Morva: from a Virginian
I am a very proud and enthusiastic Virginian. In my free time, I enjoy getting into arguments about how it is by far the superior of the...
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- Oct 30, 2015
- 10 min
A Red State Ends the Death Penalty: How Conservatives in Nebraska Came to Reject Capital Punishment
On May 27, Nebraska became the first red state since North Dakota in the 1970s to repeal the death penalty. As the country has shifted...
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- Jun 9, 2015
- 4 min
Mercy as the Highest Form of Patriotism: Thoughts on the Tsarnaev Sentence
Krystle Marie Campbell, Lu Lingzi, and Martin William Richard, an 8-year-old boy, were killed by Tamerlan Tsarnaev, and his younger...
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- Jan 12, 2015
- 7 min
Increasingly Isolated: States’ Misguided Attempts to Preserve the Death Penalty
When an ill-conceived yet deeply entrenched practice loses popularity and becomes less common, it does not always fade away quietly....
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- Feb 13, 2014
- 2 min
Hypocrisy on Human Life: Pro-lifers & The Death Penalty
Wendy Davis, a confirmed supporter of late-term abortion, has come in for severe criticism from Texas Republicans, who argue that...
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- Nov 19, 2013
- 4 min
Re-Thinking the Death Penalty: Religious & Pro-Life Leaders Voice Serious Questions
Concern about the death penalty in America is beginning to move through Evangelical and pro-life communities across the country. It’s...
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- Aug 25, 2013
- 3 min
Life, Death, and Conversion
BY JEWELS GREEN I'm a relative newcomer to the pro-life movement. Despite being forced into an abortion at 17 and surviving my...
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- Aug 8, 2013
- 2 min
"Crucify Him!"
BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE This blog post is intended particularly for a Christian audience, but any and all are welcome to read and share!...
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- Jul 29, 2013
- 6 min
An Interview with Heather Beaudoin of CCATDP
This is an interview with Heather Beaudoin, a national advocacy coordinator for Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. ...
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- Jul 29, 2013
- 6 min
It's a Fact: Conservatives are Concerned about the Death Penalty
When I told some of my friends that I would be going to the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to help launch...
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- Jun 10, 2013
- 3 min
Facing a Common Christian Argument in Support of the Death Penalty
BY AIMEE MURPHY This'll be a brief little treatise. I don't have a whole lot of time before I leave for DC for a couple of days. But...
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- May 27, 2013
- 2 min
Arias & Castro: Women & Men & the Death Penalty
BY AIMEE MURPHY "Juries are a little more reluctant to mete out the death penalty to a woman than a man," Andy Silverman, a law professor...
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- Apr 12, 2013
- 2 min
Take the High Road, Pro-Lifers
BY NICHOLAS NEAL Late-term abortionist Kermit Gosnell is standing trial for eight counts of murder: seven of which are first-degree...
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- Mar 30, 2013
- 2 min
The Many Fridays
BY ELIZABETH THOMSON This week seems to be timely for a blog on the death penalty. After all, yesterday was the celebration of one of...
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- Jan 3, 2013
- 19 min
Ancient Christianity and the Consistent Life Ethic
BY ROB ARNER When measured against the standard of the ancient Christian church, contemporary American Christianity is in a moral mess. ...
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- Jan 3, 2013
- 3 min
California's Prop 34: The Choice of Money vs. Morals
BY ANTHONY BEDOY It seems a bit off to consider where the United States stands in comparison to most other countries in civil and human...
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- Oct 12, 2012
- 3 min
Make it History: Students for a Fair Society at Franciscan University of Steubenville
BY KEITH MICHAEL ESTRADA What does it mean to be "pro-life"? This is a question I asked myself when I first dived into the student...
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- Jul 16, 2012
- 11 min
Demographics in the Consistent Life Movement
BY NICHOLAS NEAL Legalized homicide takes many forms in America. Two examples are abortion and the death penalty. Ironically the...
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- Jul 16, 2012
- 8 min
Comparing Evils and Condemning Them Both
BY NICHOLAS NEAL In the 142nd episode of Life Report, a pro-life podcast hosted by Josh Brahm, Scott Klusendorf (a famous pro-life...
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