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Stay of Execution! Hallelujah! Melissa Lucio has been spared for now, on evidence of innocence. Usually, when people on death row are found to be innocent, it’s because someone else committed the crime. In this case, there was no crime. Her two-year-old daughter Mariah had a medical condition that made her an unsteady walker. Mariah’s fall down a stair case was a tragic accident. Then her grieving mother was subjected to intense police interrogation which wore her down; false

High Interfaith Holy Days CLN board member Julia Smucker took this photo at a Good Friday peace vigil at a Maine shipyard where Navy warships are made. Christians following the western calendar observed Good Friday last week, commemorating the violent death of Christ by crucifixion; the eastern calendar has Easter coming up this coming Sunday. In the Christian peace tradition, it's often said that Christ is symbolically crucified in all human beings killed by violence. From s

Peace! Says the Baby A sonogram of a baby in the womb flashing the peace sign with her or his hand is an idea right up our alley. We’d love to show you pictures, but they’re copyrighted, so we’ll link to this baby girl and this baby boy. Black Maternal Health Week: April 11-17 Racism has lethal and injurious consequences on Black maternal health, and this week was established to educate on the problem and solutions. Marking the Tragedy of War Everywhere During the first 48 ho

Five Babies’ Bodies in D.C. Apartment There’s been much in the news about how the fetal remains from five late-term abortions ended up in the apartment of a pro-lifer in Washington D.C. and are now with the police department. The media doesn’t appear to be adept at getting the story straight. A blog post from our member group Rehumanize International explains Executive Director Herb Geraghty’s understanding in detail: Lauren Handy, PAAU, and the Fetal Remains. Open Letter fro

Responding to Vitriol Our member group Rehumanize International held its West Coast Week of Action in March. Executive Director Herb Geraghty reports what happened at a counter-protest of an abortion defender group: At one point, a demonstrator ripped my sign out of my hand and ran with it down the block to throw it away. Several moments later, a man grabbed my megaphone out of my hand and slammed it down on the ground in front of me, breaking it. One person from our side was