Reforming the Criminal Justice System
ELCA SOCIAL POLICY
Death Penalty (pdf)
A social statement adopted by a more than two-thirds majority vote at the second ELCA Churchwide Assembly in Orlando, FL on August 28-September 4, 1991.
Read the Social Statement on the Death Penalty.
A Proposed Social Statement on Criminal Justice
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America is preparing a social statement that addresses issues in criminal justice. It is anticipated that the 2013 Churchwide Assembly will consider the proposed social statement.
Go here for more information on the statement and updates on the task force’s work.