The Death Penalty in Florida: Cruel and Unjust. A Legacy of Harm: Race and the Death Penalty. Our criminal justice system should always seek to uphold Christian values of truth, redemption, and fairness. Florida’s use of the death penalty undermines these values and contributes to a culture of violence and retribution without restoration. Life is …
September 23, 2021 We join in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, a month that recognizes the contributions of the more than 60 million Hispanics, Latinos, Chicanos, Mestizos, Native Americans, Afro-Latinos and all Latin American immigrants who contribute to the social, economic and spiritual fabric of …
September 15, 2021 The United States is the world leader in mass incarceration; there are 2.3 million people in the country’s prisons and jails, a 500% increase in the last 40 years. The United States represents 5% of the world’s population, yet 20% of the world’s incarcerated people are here, meaning one …
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August 14, 2021 Racism is an individual and institutional sin that is evident in various forms and ways in our society, and the Latino church is no stranger to this distortion of the image of God in human beings. In recent years, a conversation that began in some academic circles in the …
August 12, 2021 The U.S. Census Bureau shows that in the state of Florida there are about 6 million people who describe themselves as Hispanic or Latino, or 27% of the total population of the state, of which 52% are born in the United States and 48% were born in other countries. …
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