Sentences with phrase «abolition of capital punishment»

One can not use the Bible to support the abolition of capital punishment without twisting it badly.

Indeed, this is the reason why Scripture and Christian tradition uphold it, a fact which suggests that if anything, it is the abolition of capital punishment which threatens to cheapen life.

Thomas Upham, one of the more mystically inclined of early Holiness teachers, wrote in 1836 the important Manual of Peace, opposing the military chaplaincy, advocating «tax resistance,» and calling for the abolition of capital punishment.

In Claiborne's telling, God's mercy then progresses in the New Testament, becoming even more manifest in Jesus Christ, and culminating not only in the case for the abolition of capital punishment, but for total non-violence:

Yet Whitehall persists in pretending they are autonomous — even though London has overridden them before, on the abolition of capital punishment, say, or the decriminalising of homosexual acts.

The abolition of capital punishment is also a pre-requisite for entry into the EU.

History: In twentieth century history, there is a section on «society and social reform, including the abolition of capital punishment, the legalisation of abortion and homosexuality, and the Race Relations Act».

It played a key role in campaigning for the abolition of capital punishment; advocated for the founding of the National Probation Service; and co-founded the Prisoners» Advice Service.

Earlier planned litigation strategies (such as campaigns for school desegregation and for the abolition of capital punishment) took place primarily within the court system, employing legal argumentation as the mechanism for social change.

Despite New Mexico's abolition of capital punishment, Robert Fry and another man were grandfathered and, as a result, Fry remains on death row awaiting execution for the murder of Betty Lee.