‘The Bible belt is a death belt’ Why Christians must drop the death penalty
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Shane Claiborne2024-01-29T13:06:00
Alabama has executed convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith with nitrogen gas, the first time the method of capital punishment has been used globally. Christian campaigner Shane Claiborne says the death penalty wouldn’t stand a chance in his nation, were it not for Christians
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