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Why the Black Church Must Oppose the Death Penalty - The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

Summary by The American Spectator
It’s been 57 years since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated for preaching a gospel of nonviolence, redemption, and mercy. Like me, he opposed the death penalty — not out of naivety, but because justice must leave room for grace. Capital punishment is violence dressed as justice — a relic we claim to have outgrown yet keep reviving. In April, South Carolina executed Mikal Mahdi by firing squad. It wouldn’t have looked out of place i…
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The American Spectator broke the news in Alexandria, United States on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
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