Gere against capital punishment Sify.com, 14 November , 2005, 15:12 London, UK -- Hollywood hunk Richard Gere is against capital punishment because he believes that criminals should be given a chance to reform.
The star who has embraced Buddhism, accepts some murderers and rapists will never find redemption, but he thinks everyone should be given the chance to atone for their sins. "The reality is I'm 56 years old and I've never been anywhere on this planet where I didn't find people who also didn't have that urge or yearning for transcendence - universal wisdom and compassion, spiritual insight, and enlightenment," he was quoted by Femalefirst, as saying. "I never met an animal that didn't respond to love unless it was damaged; it's the same with people. You find damaged people that you just can't get to. They're just so locked off, like serial killers. "The yearning has been so cut and so buried that maybe in one lifetime it's never going to emerge. But, then again, you never know. That's why I'm so against capital punishment because there's always a possibility of redemption. "There's always a possibility that the lifetime of horrible deeds will mean something in a transformation to spiritual enlightenment," she added. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/b0VolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ** MABINDO - Forum Diskusi Masyarakat Buddhis Indonesia ** ** Kunjungi juga website global Mabindo di http://www.mabindo.org ** Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MABINDO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
