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Texas bans all clergy from executions after Supreme Court ruling
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I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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How hard is it for a bunch of adults who presumably have mastered scheduling enough to coordinate days and needs for executions to also provide for an appropriate cleric to be there at the appointed time. Is there one over-taxed scheduling secretary who just-literally-can't-even?
I don't get it."Down in the lowlands, where the water is deep,
Hear my cry, hear my shout,
Save me, save me"
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Why don't they just allow the a Buddhist cleric then?"I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostWhy don't they just allow the a Buddhist cleric then?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI don't understand all I know about this, KG. I kinda wonder if they're concerned they're gonna open the door to Wicca, Islam, Church of Satan.... I really don't know.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostLikely. Could you imagine some "priest" chanting something about this being a sacrifice to his Lord Satan?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostWhy don't they just allow the a Buddhist cleric then?
Could be totally wrong, though. And even under such circumstances, they could presumably get them the necessary authorization or training or whatever is necessary.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostI don't understand all I know about this, KG. I kinda wonder if they're concerned they're gonna open the door to Wicca, Islam, Church of Satan.... I really don't know."I am not angered that the Moral Majority boys campaign against abortion. I am angry when the same men who say, "Save OUR children" bellow "Build more and bigger bombers." That's right! Blast the children in other nations into eternity, or limbless misery as they lay crippled from "OUR" bombers! This does not jell." - Leonard Ravenhill
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Originally posted by KingsGambit View PostIf somebody insisted on having a representative from one of those in the chamber with them, I imagine it wouldn't be the end of the world, though.
The most outstanding (in my mind) death row visit I had was with an African-American man who had killed a police officer. He was pretty incredible, in that he fully confessed his crime, clearly stated he deserved to die, but I'll never forget his big smile as he told me, "but though I am guilty in this life, I am covered by the blood of Jesus, and He will present me faultless to the Father - I'm so ready to be with Jesus that this ain't no big thing". (He was saved in prison) He said "I'm going to be with Jesus - in spite of what I've done, because of who He is".
I wasn't there for his execution, but I read in the paper that he made a final statement of "apology and repentance", and "died with a smile on his face".
*there are actually two viewing rooms - one for the family, friends and associates of the condemned, and one for the victims of his crime.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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