An Hispanic Evangelical group has been heralded as the â??first national association of evangelicalsâ? to oppose capital punishment. The National Latino Evangelical Coalition professes to have 3,000 member congregations.
â??The gospel calls us to speak out for life, and our unanimous decision today to call for the end of capital punishment is part of that commitment,â? NLECâ??s leader explained in a Religion News Service account, which reported the National Association of Evangelicals may also be considering a new stance against the death penalty.
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