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Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty
The
Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty is
a group of organizations and individuals pledged to
end the death penalty in Arizona. Among us are those
who oppose the death penalty for spiritual, ethical,
and practical reasons; and who may choose variously to
work for its abolition through prayer, self and public
education, dialogue, constitutional recourse, and
public and legislative action.
We affirm the dignity and rights of victims, and the
right of communities to live in safety and harmony. We
believe that the death penalty, because it implicitly
condones killing, subverts these rights and
contributes to a pervasive climate of violence.
The taking of human life is abhorrent and unacceptable
to us; it assails each of us individually and it
diminishes us as a people. When the state takes a
life, we are profoundly affected. We become
participants in what we abhor. Moreover, we know that,
being human, we are not above error. We would not
commit irrevocable error. Our sense of shared
humanity, our commitment to the creative and
transforming spirit that links us, and our knowledge
of our own fallibility call out for us to discover and
utilize alternatives to capital punishment.
In pursuit of our common goal we commit ourselves to
nonviolence, to civility of discourse, to respect for
those who hold opposite opinions, and to faithful and
persistent witness.
The candle represents the many candles held outside
prison walls during vigils in the hope that one day
executions will come to an end.
www.azabolitionist.org <http://www.azabolitionist.org/>
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