Abolish Quote by Helen Prejean

People who change their religion should face the death penalty.

— Zakir Naik

We as the Church need to express wherever appropriate and wherever possible our stance against the death penalty. We need to talk about it.…

— Gabino Zavala

There has never been any evidence that the death penalty reduces capital crimes or that crimes increased when executions stopped. Tragic mistakes are prevalent...It…

— Jimmy Carter

This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is…

— John Howard

I happen to be catholic, and I heard that the pope was asking that we abolish the death penalty and I would have to…

— John Cabello

The death penalty and the arguments it inspires don't only involve ethics, morals, and justice. There are bureaucratic and economic aspects to it as…

— Reid Hoffman

Evolving societal values indicate that the death penalty should be abolished in its entirety.

— Tom Price

“We may be indifferent to the death penalty and not declare ourselves either way so long as we have not seen a guillotine with…

— Victor Hugo

I think we've misinterpreted some of the scriptures to justify the death penalty. So whereas a lot of folks in America feel like we…

— Shane Claiborne

The Catholic understanding has been that the death penalty has been become, like, outdated because in industrialized countries. We have other ways of protecting…

— Shane Claiborne

The death penalty confronts us with a penetrating moral question: Can even the monstrous crimes of those who are condemned to death and are…

— Blase J. Cupich

“Does religious conviction provide a powerful reason for killing? Undeniably it often does. It also often provides the sole compelling reason for refusing to…

— David Bentley Hart