Synod debates capital punishment

Title

Synod debates capital punishment

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

12 Jul 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:02:46

Description

Report on a Church of England General Synod debate on the possible restoration of the death penalty in the UK prior to a House of Commons vote on the issue. With speeches from: Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Robert Runcie; Bishop of St Germans, Reginald Lindsay Fisher. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Robert Runcie; Reginald Fisher

Keywords

Legal procedure; Crime; Death penalty; Homicide; Penal sanctions; Church of England; Imprisonment; Christianity; Synods

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