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People of Faith Against the Death Penalty Awards

People of Faith Against the Death Penalty will hold its 15th anniversary awards banquet in Greensboro on Nov. 7 .
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino and Ronald Cotton are keynote speakers. The two are authors of the New York Times bestseller “Picking Cotton,” which tells the story of how Thompson-Cannino misidentified Cotton as the man who raped her when she was a student at Elon University. Cotton spent 11 years in prison before being exonerated.
Brian Goldberg of Greensboro, chair of the Guilford County chapter of the group, will receive the Rev. Robert E. Seymour Award, the organization’s highest honor.
Greensboro’s New Creation Community Presbyterian Church, which hosted the group’s meetings for six years, will receive the Faith in Action award
The banquet is 6 p.m., Nov. 7, Temple Emanuel, 1129 Jefferson Rd. in Greensboro . Tickets are available at www.pfadp.org or by calling (919) 933-7567 .

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9mmjustice

October 9, 2009 - 4:42 pm EDT

Hmm.. God allows His innocent Son to be executed in the name of others, showing us that He is the ultimate arbiter of guilt and innocence. God decrees the death penalty for certain crimes.. what faith exactly is it that causes you to be against the death penalty? If you believe in God's justice, then those executed wrongly will meet their just rewards.If you are parsing out God's words to buttress your doubts of God's Mercy and Justice, then you need to be truthful about what it is that drives your resistance to His will.

nemo0037

October 14, 2009 - 7:54 am EDT

Um... did you ever read this thing called the "sermon on the mount"? What part of "judge not lest ye be judged" is beyond your comprehension?

9mmjustice

October 18, 2009 - 2:12 pm EDT

Since you are an authority on the Bible, and obviously adhere to its teachings (re: your citation of the Sermon on the Mount), perhaps you will remember Jesus' words "Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come to fulfill them".
You, and so many others like you, parse whatever words you find that you think you can use to belittle believers. If you were worth your salt as a non-believer you would do enough background not to be tripped up by your own attempts at sophistry. It is a frequent mistake that amatuers make in trying to apply Jesus' teachings on personal salvation to societal interactions- just ain't in there. (except maybe Luke 22:36)

nemo0037

October 14, 2009 - 7:57 am EDT

On my own account, I'll say that I'm sort of sad that this group explicitly excludes me from membership. I'm against the death penalty for several reasons that look pretty good to me, but I'm not a "person of faith." Darn!