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Dear Friends We have just
received this call for
urgent action. Please sign
the petition now. The execution
of Kelly Gissendaner is scheduled
at 7pm Monday 2 March. Please circulate to your contacts. Thanks. |
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Monday 2 March at 7pm, the state of Georgia is scheduled
to execute Kelly Gissendaner,
a mother and theologian who has profoundly transformed her life and the lives of many others. Convicted for planning
the 1997 murder of her husband, she experienced utter despair, bitterness, and hopelessness at who she had
become.1 Through the ministry of prison chaplains
and a theology program in prison, Kelly has become a powerful voice for good in prison.2 She
has become a mentor to at-risk youth, a pastoral presence for inmates, a preventer of prison suicides, and a pen-pal
of famous theologian
Jürgen Moltmann.3 As
people of faith, we believe in the power of forgiveness,
mercy, and transformation. Yet despite the testimony of numerous clergy, theology professors, and her two children
pleading for their mothers’ life, the Board of
Pardons and Paroles condemned Kelly to death.4 We still have a window
of opportunity to stop this
execution. But it’s closing fast. Join with us—her friends,
teachers, and people who
value Kelly’s life—to call on Governor
Deal to halt the execution
of Kelly Gissendaner. Join with us to tell him he does have the power to stop Kelly’s execution. Join with us as we gather in faith, prayer, and hope to fight for Kelly. Tell Governor Deal to STOP the
execution of Kelly Gissendaner. Monday night approaches. Yet, as people of faith, we know that as long as Kelly has breath,
hope is still alive. So we must act, while there
is still time. In hope, This
message was sent through Groundswell by local Georgia activists
of faith and moral commitment
who are working to stop
the execution of Kelly Gissendaner. [1] “Meeting Kelly Gissendaner,”
Huffington Post. February 27, 2015. [3] “A Death Row Inmate Finds Common Ground with Theologians,” The New York Times. February 27, 2015. [4] Application to the Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles on behalf of Kelly Renee Gissendaner. February 24, 2015.
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