Today Roy Lee Pippin was killed by the State of Texas. He was the 11th person killed by the State of Texas this year. Texas leads the nation in State sponsored killing with 389. Virginia follows with a close 98, then Oklahoma with 84. All of these figures are State sponsored killing from 1976 to March 29, 2007. Since 1976 1,068 people have been killed by State sponsored means. More than a third of the national total of State sponsored killing has transpired in Texas.
Please continue to pray with us for those killed by the State and the victims that were involved in the crimes committed and all of their families. We seek reconciliation, peace, and love. We seek to love one another as we love ourselves.
For more information regarding the death penalty click on the links below...
Death Penalty Information Center
Amnesty International's Global Abolition Effort
Texas Moratorium Network
Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
Texas Students Against the Death Penalty
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