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Encyclopedia > Paul Jennings Hill
Paul Hill
Born February 6, 1954(1954-02-06)
Miami, Florida
Died September 3, 2003 (aged 49)
Florida State Prison
Conviction(s) Murder
Penalty Lethal injection
Status Deceased
Occupation Minister (defrocked)
Spouse Karen Denise Demuth
Parents Oscar Jennings Hill, Louise Hill

Paul Jennings Hill (February 6, 1954 - September 3, 2003) was the first person in the U.S. to be executed for killing an abortion provider. Picture of Paul Hill prior to execution; picture taken by AP This work is copyrighted. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Miami (disambiguation). ... is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Florida State Prison, also known as Starke Prison, is a correctional facility located just outside of Starke, Florida in Bradford County. ... This article is about the execution and euthanasia method. ...


Earlier career

Hill graduated from Belhaven College and Reformed Theological Seminary. He became a minister affiliated with both the Presbyterian Church in America and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, but he was later excommunicated.[1][2] Belhaven College is a college in Jackson, Mississippi that was founded by the Presbyterian Church (USA) but that is independently run by a Board of Trustees. ... Reformed Theological Seminary (RTS) is a non-denominational, evangelical Protestant seminary dedicated to training current and future leaders (especially its Presbyterian and Reformed branches) to be pastors, missionaries, educators, and Christian counselors. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Wycliffe Tyndale · Luther · Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      For other types of... The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) is a Protestant denomination, the second largest Presbyterian church body in the United States after the Presbyterian Church (USA). ... Along with Westminster Theological Seminary, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) was founded by conservative Presbyterians who revolted against the modernist theology within the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) during the 1930s. ... Excommunication is a religious censure used to deprive or suspend membership in a religious community. ...


Hill was an anti-abortion activist and was connected to the Army of God. The Army of God (AOG) is a pro-life terrorist organization which holds that it is lawful and theologically justified to use force to end abortion in the United States, its members have also been involved in the horrific murders of homosexuals. ...


Crime and punishment

On July 29, 1994, he approached a Pensacola, Florida abortion clinic that he was familiar with. When he spotted physician John Britton and his clinic escort, James Barrett, outside, he shot them both dead with a shotgun. In addition to the two murders, Hill seriously wounded Barrett's wife. He was arrested that same day. is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Nickname: Location of Pensacola, Florida (top left) Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Escambia Government  - Mayor John Fogg Area  - City 39. ... A clinic escort is a person who volunteers at an abortion clinic to help guide women into and out of the building. ...


On December 6, 1994, Hill was sentenced to the death penalty under Florida law. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ...


In a statement before his execution, Hill said that he felt no remorse for his actions, and that he expected "a great reward in Heaven." During his trial, the judge did not allow Hill to use an affirmative defense of justification. Hill said he viewed them as defensive rather than retributive acts. Hill left behind a manuscript manifesto[3] which his backers promised him they would publish. That manifesto and his address to the jury that convicted him echoed the words of John Brown,[4] who had attempted to incite a violent insurrection to end slavery in the United States. Hill was not apologetic for the killings, and in his last words he encouraged others who believe abortion is an illegitimate use of lethal force to "do what you have to do to stop it."[5][6][7][8][9] People feel remorse when reflecting on their actions that they believe are wrong. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An affirmative defense is a defense used in litigation between private parties in common law jurisdictions. ... John Brown John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was the first white American abolitionist to advocate and practice insurrection as a means to the abolition of slavery. ... Slave redirects here. ...


Hill died by lethal injection on September 3, 2003. This article is about the execution and euthanasia method. ...


References

  1. ^ Who is Paul Hill?
  2. ^ Turning From 'Weapon of the Spirit' to the Shotgun By Kathy Sawyer Washington Post Sunday, August 7, 1994; Page A01
  3. ^ "Mix My Blood with the Blood of the Unborn"
  4. ^ Mireya Navarro. "Jury Recommends Death Penalty for Abortion Foe Convicted in 2 Killings in Florida", The New York Times, November 4, 1994, p. A20. 
  5. ^ Paul Jennings Hill #873
  6. ^ The Authorized Paul Hill Website
  7. ^ "Hill lives in world of black and white" by Brett Norman from Pensacola News Journal (August 24, 2003)
  8. ^ Lone Gunners for Jesus: Letters to Paul J. Hill by Presbyterian writer and theonomist Gary North (critical response to Hill)
  9. ^ A letter to the editors of Credenda/Agenda magazine by Hill, with a critical response from Douglas Wilson

  Results from FactBites:
 
Paul Jennings Hill at AllExperts (391 words)
Paul Jennings Hill (February 6, 1954 â€" September 3, 2003), was a Presbyterian minister and anti-abortion activist connected to the Army of God, who was convicted of the murders of Dr. John Britton and his armed escort James Barrett outside a Pensacola, Florida abortion clinic on July 29, 1994.
Hill's actions in 1994 were part of an upsurge of violence against abortion providers in the United States in the 1990s, which was disowned by mainstream pro-life activists.
At the time of Hill's death, Michael F. Griffin was serving a life sentence for the murder of a doctor, David Gunn, in Pensacola, Florida in 1993, and James Kopp was in prison for the killing of a physician in Buffalo, New York.
Paul Jennings Hill #873 (16669 words)
Hill, 49, went to his death arguing that the 1994 shotgun slaying of Dr. John Britton was justified because Britton was ''killing children.'' The execution reignited fears that the militant wing of the extreme antiabortion movement will use his death as a catalyst for renewed violence.
Paul Jennings Hill was born in Miami on Feb. 6, 1954, the son of Oscar Jennings Hill, an airline pilot, and his wife, Louise.
Paul Hill has served as a Presbyterian minister in both the Presbyterian Church of America (P.C.A.) and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (O.P.C.) He is a well known advocate of the duty to defend both born and unborn children with whatever force is necessary.
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