1.0Progressive Revivalhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevivalChloe Breyerhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevival/author/cbreyerSister Helen Prejean, the Death Penalty, and the DNCC - Progressive Revivalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="L2qyb0B5xe"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevival/2008/08/sister-helen-prejean-the-death.html">Sister Helen Prejean, the Death Penalty, and the DNCC</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/progressiverevival/2008/08/sister-helen-prejean-the-death.html/embed#?secret=L2qyb0B5xe" width="600" height="338" title="“Sister Helen Prejean, the Death Penalty, and the DNCC” — Progressive Revival" data-secret="L2qyb0B5xe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Advance applause goes to the Democratic National Convention Committee for its decision to include Sister Helen Prejean author of Dead Man Walking in the historic interfaith service opening the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver on August 24th. Whatever you think of the death penalty, Democrats have on this occasion avoided the interfaith milquetoast trap.…