CHRISTIAN ACTIONS AND RESOURCES ON THE DEATH PENALTY
CHRISTIAN ACTIONS AND RESOURCES ON THE DEATH PENALTY
Death Penalty Action and Red Letter Christians invites people of faith take action death penalty. Below are some things you can do.
UPCOMING EVENTS

Download the accompanying resource materials for the Orationes Mortuorum program (PDF).
FEATURED PROGRAMS
The For Whom The Bells Toll project invites people of faith to publicly express opposition to executions and to pray for all of those impacted in the aftermath of murder. We alert faith communities, leaders and individuals of any religion and denomination to scheduled executions in the United States, and provide opportunities for action.
Learn more about the Stations of the Cross exhibit, illustrated by some of the men on Tennessee's death row, and sign up to host it through the Red Letter Christian's website. See the short intro video below.
RESOURCES & INFORMATION
Death Penalty Action Advisory Board Chairman Shane Claiborne, co-founder of Red Letter Christians, is the author of Saving Grace, How the Death Penalty Killed Jesus and Why It’s Killing Us. He offers this free chapter to help facilitate discussion, and this reading and discussion guide.
Rev. Dr. Kevin Riggs, who ministers to men on death row in Tennessee, created a number of Christian-oriented resources which you may explore by scrolling down on this site from the Christian Community Development Association.
Are you a faith leader and ready to take action? Add your name and affiliation to this sign-on letter addressed to Members of Congress and President Biden calling for an end to the federal death penalty.
Additional Resources
- Sample sermons and bulletin announcements from DPA's Federal Tool Kit (downloads as a .zip folder of editable word docs)
- Amnesty International’s Weekend of Faith in Action
- California People of Faith Working Against the Death Penalty
- Catholics Against Capital Punishment
- Catholic Mobilizing Network to End Use of the Death Penalty
- Clark County Prosecuting Attorney’s Religion and the Death Penalty links
- Dead Man Walking School Theater Project
- Death Penalty Curriculum - a Sunday school curriculum for adults and older youth
- I was in Prison and You Visited Me
- Living the Questions - Questioning Capital Punishment with Sister Helen Prejean
- People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
- Theology Library: The Death Penalty
- The United Methodist Church: The Political Community: Death Penalty
- Religious Tolerance
We welcome your feedback, suggestions and contributions at info@deathpenaltyaction.org

Pray for an end to the death penalty worldwide, and for peace in the hearts and minds of all murder victim family members, prisoners, and executioners

Sign our petitions to stop upcoming executions and to support legislative reform

Listen and watch our 2020 live streamed Holy Week conversation with authors Sister Helen Prejean and Shane Claiborne of Red Letter Christians

Create visuals for social media by taking a selfie with a sign saying that you oppose the death penalty. Use the hashtags #StopExecutions and #GoPublic ... and send us a copy to share as well

Support our work by making a donation on-line today. Funds are used to support ongoing efforts to organize on the ground in the places where help is most needed

Find community and get involved with a national or state abolition organization or a faith-based group - including Protestant, Catholic and Jewish organizations.
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The Texas death house -
Fencing outside the execution facility in Arkansas -
Executed prisoner grave markers in Texas