[amc] FW: Execution Alert /Music for Life Concert
- From: "garland robertson" <pastor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Austin Mennonite Church" <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 17:38:44 -0600
Members and Friends of Austin Mennonite Church
I am sending the information below for your awareness.
May it go well with you. Sincerely,
Garland Robertson
...always hold firmly to the thought that each one of us can do something to
bring some portion of misery to an end
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From: Vicki McCuistion [mailto:info@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 9:03 AM
To: pastor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Execution Alert /Music for Life Concert
TEXAS COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY
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Execution This Week
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On October 3, 2007 , Texas is set to execute Heliberto Chi for the March 24
2001 murder of Armand Paliotta.
The state of Texas should not execute Chi for his role in this crime.
Executing Chi would violate the right to life as declared in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and constitute the ultimate cruel, inhumane and
degrading punishment. Furthermore, Chi's attorney claims that he was denied
the right to contact the Honduran consulate which is a right given to
foreigners under the1963 Vienna Convention on consular relations.
Due to the recent decision by the Supreme Court to hear two Kentucky cases
on the concern that the lethal injection protocal is cruel and inhumane and
the fact that one of last weeks schedueld Texas executions was granted a
stay as a result of that decision, there is some thought that Heliberto will
receive a stay as well.
Late Friday Governor Rick Perry's office said the governor has no authority
to issue a death penalty moratorium nor does he see a need for one, even
though the US Supreme Court may halt additional executions as it considers
whether lethal injection is cruel and unconstitutional.
The Governor's office says it has received a request for clemency from
attorneys representing the inmate scheduled for execution Wednesday. The
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles will review the request.
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Music for Life Tour
KICKOFF: October 3, 2007 First United Methodist Church ,
1201 Lavaca St, Austin , TX
7:00 pm, Sara w/ Barbara Kooyman of Timbuk 3
FLYER
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Tickets are $15 and are available through the FUMC office. Childcare will
be available. All are welcome in joining this dialogue on the death
penalty. Listen, Learn, and Have Fun!
Rev. John McMullen, Senior Pastor of FUMC ? Austin The Book of Discipline
of the United Methodist Church, 2004 #164 G, states our position on capital
punishment.
So state I. It is hard for me to accept that the world is made better by yet
another execution. I am not in any way opting for no punishment, but I am
concerned because this particular form of punishment also affects the
punishers as well as the one punished. It hardens us as a people to be part
of such a system, especially a system that has proven to deal much more
harshly with the poor than with those higher up the economic ladder.
Further, it is a tragic circumstance when anyone is wrongfully punished, but
in this circumstance there is no turning back, there is no ability to at
least partially right the wrong.
As a people of faith, we are called to a higher standard when dealing with
crime in our society. Are we hurt and angry when serious crimes take place?
Yes. Is it necessary to separate some people from society? Of course. Should
we make such behavior costly? Certainly. But to take a life harms us too.
It makes us less than we are called to be. As followers of Christ Jesus we
are called to exemplify the way of Christ. As long as we continue the
practice of capital punishment, I fear we fail in that calling.
Bobbi Kaye Jones , Senior Pastor at St. John's UMC- Austin will share her
personal and spiritual journey through the experiences of her own losses and
the sufferings many families encounter.
Dr. Linda White is the Vice Chairperson of Murder Victims' Families for
Reconciliation. After her daughter, Cathy, was murdered, she raised her
granddaughter, Ami. She taught psychology and criminal justice classes at
Sam Houston State University. In 2001, Linda and Ami arranged to meet with
Cathy?s killer. They learned answers to their questions about Cathy's final
moments, and became activists in supporting non-violent solutions to crime.
Linda speaks nationwide on her struggles, her healing and her work for a
system of restorative justice.
Keith S. Hampton has been in private practice in Austin, Texas since 1990,
and is board certified in criminal law. After graduating from St. Mary's
University School of Law, in 1989, he worked as a Briefing Attorney for the
Honorable Judge Sam Houston Clinton. Keith is a frequent speaker for TCDLA,
has authored many scholarly publications, and currently serves as the
association's lobbyist and legislative chair. He is currently involved in
the Scott Panetti, Cathy Lee Henderson, and Kenneth Foster cases, all death
row cases currently receiving a lot of media attention.
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Upcoming Executions:
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Upcoming Events:
Music for Life Tour with Sara Hickman, First United Methodist Church -
Austin, October 3 www.tcadp.org.musictour.php
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Texas Journey of Hope...From Violence to Healing, October 13 - 27,
www.journeyofhope.org
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8th Annual March to Stop Executions - Houston, October 27
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