Roomin' House Blues

First things is a largely conservative magazine aimed at applying principles from religious thought to political and social life. I often disagree with it, but find it mostly well written. In the case of this article, which argues capital punishment is inconsistent with the gospel, I am in full agreement. However read it yourself and see what you think. The Power of the Sword | First Things

Democrats for Life, on their Facebook page, called attention to something of merit: ”Early on the morning of Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent’s season of penitence, Gov. Pat Quinn of Illinois went through some final, solitary rumination. For much of his political career, he had supported capital punishment, albeit with reservations, even debating it at the dinner table with his mother. Now a legislative bill abolishing it was waiting for his signature, or his veto…And when he signed the bill striking down the death penalty, he cited one influence by name: Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago.”  From the NYT