Americans weigh-in on capital punishment VERBATIM: According to data from the Public Religion Research Institute, about two-thirds of adults believe that it is acceptable for the state to execute a person who has been convicted of murdering someone. Amongst religious people, almost 80% of White Evangelicals support capital punishment, as do 71% of White Mainline Protestants […]
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Americans weigh-in on capital punishment
Americans weigh-in on capital punishment
VERBATIM: According to data from the Public Religion Research Institute, about two-thirds of adults believe that it is acceptable for the state to execute a person who has been convicted of murdering someone. Amongst religious people, almost 80% of White Evangelicals support capital punishment, as do 71% of White Mainline Protestants and 66% of White Catholics. Roughly 60% of Black Protestants also support the death penalty. MH REPORTING