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Meet the Christians Working to Abolish the Death Penalty

By Dhanya Addanki
Image via Jp Keenan/ Sojourners 
Jun 27, 2017
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For Christians, interpretations of what the Bible says about capital punishment vary significantly. But many Christian leaders — from mainline Protestants and Catholics to evangelicals — take a strong stance against capital punishment.

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