Death Penalty

So i really ought to be writing a paper explaining why I believe that God can suffer, but I am a news junkie. I check at least 3 websites daily. Strangely they have mostly been silent with regard to the execution of John Allen Muhammad. While this might be a commentary on the news sites i regularly check, that is not what I intend this to be. i realize that it is too late for me to do anything positive to stop this execution, but I still feel that I ought to speak out. Dave Allen wrote an incredibly insightful article for the confessio that can be found here. In it he says, "If we are true witnesses to the love of God and the redemption wrought in Christ’s death and resurrection, we must be so bold as to cry out for John Allen Muhammad. Cry out against the execution of someone whose guilt is unquestioned, whose crimes are horrendous, and whose conscience seems unrepentant. True, some will call Christians naïve and impractical. But those with eyes to see, and ears to hear, will discover in the church’s opposition to Muhammad’s execution a profound affirmation of God’s power to redeem the worst evil of this world. " I have to agree. God does have the power to redeem. I know that were it not for grace, I would be the worst of sinners. Why doesn't the church cry out? This is my attempt at crying out. God Bless you John Allen Muhammad, you don't deserve it, but neither do I.