What Alice Cooper’s Conversion Teaches Us About the Death Penalty, By Mark Erickson

The parallel to this story found on the website of the Evangelical Covenant Church (anybody like Mission Covenant Church better?) and Mr. Alice Cooper is the death penalty. Man should not execute human subjects because the person could at some point invite Christ into his/her life. Penitentiary is derived from penitence; they should sit in the cell and reflect.

http://www.covchurch.org/news/2011/11/30/alice-cooper-genesis-covenant-join-in-ministry/

Mark Erickson

Alice Cooper Launches Christian Ministry
Alice Cooper, Genesis Covenant Join in Ministry

PHOENIX, AZ (November 30, 2011) – The teenager didn’t get the memo, says Pat Stark, pastor of Genesis Covenant Church. When the guest speaker at the church entered the building, the young man exclaimed, “You’re Alice Cooper!”

The legendary rock star was at Genesis that day to talk about the new ministry partnership between his Solid Rock Foundation and the church. The congregation recently purchased a strip mall and is renovating the main section that will be used by the church and Solid Rock. Cooper’s ministry will be a long-term tenant…

Full story is here.