The National Latino Evangelical Coalition They are the 1st national association of evangelical congregations to take a position in favour of death penalty repeal. Many Catholic groups support them. In a unanimous vote on Friday March 27, the National Latino Evangelical Coalition (NaLEC) urged its 3,000 member congregations to end capital punishment across the country. The announcement was made in Orlando, where NaLEC leadership voted in favour of capital punishment repeal. "As Christ followers, we are called to work toward justice for all", Coalition President, and lead pastor at Lamb's Church in New York, Gabriel Salguero, stated. "And as Latinos, we know too well that justice is not always even-handed", he added. LONG DISCERNMENT Salguero said the decision came after a years-long discernment process that included "prayer, reflection, and dialog with anti-death penalty organizations like Equal Justice USA (EJUSA)." Through...
Striving for a World without Capital Punishment