Selected Readings

Selected Readings

Read the complete poem "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" contained in the 1973 collection The Country of Marriage.

taken from John Donne's Holy Sonnets

Reading from the Song of Songs was from The Song of Songs: A New Translation, by Ariel Bloch and Chana Bloch, afterword by Robert Alter. (University of California Press, 2000)

Read two translations of the poem written by St. John of the Cross.

Read the complete passage from this book of the Old Testament.

The following biblical passage recited by Krista and read during the program was taken from Celebrating Common Prayer: A Version of the Daily Office SSF.

L'Arche began in 1964 when Jean Vanier and Father Thomas Philippe, in response to a call from God, invited Raphael Simi and Philippe Seux, two men with mental handicaps, to come and share their life in the spirit of the Gospel and of the Beatitudes that Jesus preached.

Read the full passage containing the ten commandments given to Moses (taken from Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures that was mentioned during the program.

Read the complete poem "Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front" contained in the 1973 collection The Country of Marriage.

Read the 2000 press release of former Illinois governor, George Ryan, detailing his reasons for the temporary stay on the death penalty in Illinois.

Maps and Graphs
View a Gallup poll graphing the reasons why people endorse executions, and see a map showing which states legalize capital punishment.

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