Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty's
CALL TO ALL PEOPLE OF FAITH
Most of the world is moving swiftly toward complete rejection of the death penalty. But as
country after country abolishes state-sanctioned killing, the United States continues to
ignore this international trend.
In a nation that many consider the standard bearer of human rights, more than 3,500 men
and women sit on death row. Nearly all of them are poor. Many suffer from mental illness
or mental retardation. A disproportionate number are people of color. And some are
innocent of the crimes for which they have been condemned to die.
Nearly every large religious body in the United States has a strong statement condemning
the death penalty. But many religious people are unaware that their group has adopted such
a statement. And very few have been challenged to discuss the issue.
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.
We invite you to join us.
Religious Organizing Against the Death Penalty