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Darold Ray Stenson, convicted of murdering his wife and his business partner back in 1994, was finally given his execution date--December 3rd--after over a decade of a stayed sentence. That's a week from tomorrow, but now the Roman Catholic Church has stepped in to ask governor Gregoire if she will give Stenson life without parole instead of allowing the state to go through with the execution. We do not envy Gregoire this decision in the least; though Stenson has been found guilty by the courts, the death penalty is one of those punishments that simply cannot be undone.
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One of the (very) few things that I respect about the Church is that they truly seem 'pro-life'. Abortions and executions? Not that much different to them - what they consider a soul is dead and state-sanctioned.
Regardless of your personal views, this is much more consistent than the 'kill the [maybe] killers, save the fetus' crowd.
I'm sure this will draw flames. But, I'm willing to admit I'm an inconsistent, pro-abortion rights and anti-death penalty sorta guy.
The judge has ordered his execution to be delayed indefinitely.