At the Death House Door

This week, I'd like you to blog about the documentary At the Death House Door (Dir. Peter Gilbert, 2008). This doc examines the death penalty in Texas, as you know, the state that has executed the largest number of prisoners by far since the reinstatement of the dp in 1976. There are two main characters in this film, Carroll Pickett, a retired death house minister who archived a series of audio tapes about his reactions to the executions he witnessed, and Carlos DeLuna, an executed convict who was tried, sentenced, and put to death under suspicious circumstances.

I'd like you to write about how you reacted to this film. What emotions? What did it do to your thoughts on the death penalty? What place does race play in this story? Faith?