Christa Pike’s spiritual advisor on Buddhism, execution and the responsibility to respond
The upcoming execution of Christa Pike is getting more than the usual attention: she’s the first woman in more than 180 years to face the death penalty in Tennessee and she’s a practicing Buddhist, a focal point in her legal battles and how she will be put to death. Pike’s spiritual advisor, Rev. Mikey Noechel, […]
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