UN-DAMPENED SPIRITS--Dominican Sisters from Springfield, Illinois brave the rain during an "anti-death penality" rally, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999. The Roman Catholic nuns were part of 900 sisters attending a Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Ninety-two percent of the various orders of Catholic sisters were represented at the conference. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

DEATH PENALTY PROTEST--An anti-death penalty supporter is seen through a sea of umbrellas, during a march and rally at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999. The rally was sponsored by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Ohioans to Stop Executions, the Ohio Council of Churches, the Catholic Conference of Ohio, the American Friends Service Council and Amnesty International. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE--Roman Catholic sisters from throught the U.S. take part in a march and rally in opposition to the death penalty, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999. The nuns were attending the annual meeting of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)

KEEPING DRY--Members of Amnisty International use their banner to fend off the rain during an "anti-death penalty" march and rally, at the Ohio Statehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 1999. The rally was also sponsored by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Ohioans to Stop Executions, the Ohio Council of Churches, the Catholic Conference of Ohio, and the American Friends Service Council. (JACK KUSTRON/photoj.com)