UUFR Death Penalty Resolution

		Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh
		We are a liberal church which values the inherent worth and dignity of each person regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical ability, or place of origin.
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UUFR Death Penalty Resolution

The Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) has passed at least 5 resolutions calling for an end to the death penalty over the past 20 years. UUFR passed a resolution calling for a moratorium sometime in 2004 when Rev. Julie Denny-Hughes was our minister. Now it is time to pass a resolution asking for the elimination of the death penalty. The congregation will vote on this resolution at the annual meeting on Sunday, March 18 2007.

WHEREAS, respect for the value of every human life must be incorporated into our laws if it is to be observed by our people; and

WHEREAS, modern justice should concern itself with rehabilitation, not retribution; and

WHEREAS, capital punishment is not an effective deterrent to crime; and

WHEREAS, a death sentence is dependent upon the competency and integrity of the prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges and jurors involved in the case, and no penalty should be used which cannot be revoked in case of
error;

WHEREAS, capital punishment has not always been used impartially among all economic and racial groups in America;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh urges the N.C. General Assembly to enact legislation to end the Death Penalty; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this resolution be sent to all Wake County members of the General Assembly, the Speaker of the House, The President of the Senate and the Governor of North Carolina.