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‘Risks turning one of the state’s most solemn responsibilities into a public spectacle, promoting a culture of death’
By Francis Kapper, Daily Caller News Foundation
A leading evangelical organization joined prominent Catholic leaders in condemning the Pentagon’s plans to publicly livestream the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan.
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) warned that broadcasting Hasan’s death risks turning military justice into a public spectacle, according to a statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation. The criticism follows objections from Catholic bishops, including the archbishop responsible for overseeing the spiritual care of Catholic U.S. military personnel.
“A live-streamed execution by firing squad risks turning one of the state’s most solemn responsibilities into a public spectacle, promoting a culture of death, rather than a culture that upholds the dignity of every human being,” NAE President Walter Kim told the DCNF in a statement provided through the organization.