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title: 'RELIGIOUS VIEWS: Religious Leaders to Gather in Texas for Unique Dialogue on the Death Penalty'
description: 'On January 18, 2011, seven religious leaders from Texas will hold a groundbreaking panel discussion in Houston addressing faith-based views on the death…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/religious-views-religious-leaders-to-gather-in-texas-for-unique-dialogue-on-the-death-penalty'
section: news
date: '2010-12-16T16:41:57-05:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:29:12-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
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! On January 18, 2011, seven religious leaders from **Texas** will hold a groundbreaking panel discussion in Houston addressing faith-based views on the death penalty. The panel will be moderated by **Sister Helen Prejean** (pictured), author of *Dead Man Walking*, and Vicki Schieber of Murder Victims’ Families for Human Rights. The free presentation will include leaders from a diversity of faiths and denominations, including: Cardinal Daniel Dinardo of the Roman Catholic Church; Rev. Daniel Malendez, President of Pastors in Action; Bishop Mike Rinehart of the Evangelical Lutheran Church; Rabbi David Lyon of the Congregation Beth Israel; Rev. Mike Cole of the Presbytery of New Covenant; Rev. Harvey Clemons, Jr. of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, and Bishop Janice Huie of the United Methodist Church. [***Click here to see a brochure on the event***](https://cdn.craft.cloud/c08a8cf8-1de1-4da0-8525-321ca2c16992/assets/legacy/TXDMW.pdf) (RSVP).

DPIC offers resources to help facilitate discussion of the death penalty among communities of faith. **Death Penalty Resources for Communities of Faith** is an information packet that includes video clips, discussion guides, bulletin inserts, and other resources. For more information on how to order this resource for your faith community, please contact <religious@deathpenaltyinfo.org>.

(Release, Catholic Mobilizing Network, Dec. 16, 2010. See [**website on the Texas panel**](https://tcadp.org/religious-leaders-dialogue-on-the-death-penalty/). See also [**Religion**](/article.php%3Fdid%3D2249?did=2249).