National Religious Campaign Against Torture
Torture violates the basic dignity of the human person that all religions hold dear. It degrades everyone involved --policy-makers, perpetrators and victims. It contradicts our nation's most cherished ideals. Any policies that permit torture and inhumane treatment are shocking and morally intolerable.
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T
h e D o v e A d P r o j e c t
[ here ]
(August-November
2004)
The
ad appeared in more than 6 million newspaper copies before the 2004
elections.
T
h e A n t i - G o n z a l e s I n i t i a t i v e
[
here ]
(December
2004/January 2005)
Our
"Open Letter," signed by moe than 225 religious leaders,
received
wide coverage and was quoted on the Senate floor.

New!
Sermon by Fleming
Rutledge, "Naked
to His Enemies"
Rise
up, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed
(Ps. 10:12).
Church
Folks for a Better America
Interview
with The Nation magazine
February
2005 [
here ]
Torture:
An American Scar
George
Hunsinger
Baltimore
Sun
January
31, 2005 [
here ]
The Torture
Papers: The
Road to Abu Ghraib
(Cambridge
University Press, 2005) [
here ]
Thoroughly
documents repeated and shocking perversions of justice.
Three
related articles by the editors:
[
here ] [
here ] [
here ]
NYT
review: [
here ]
Outsourcing
Torture
Jane Mayer
The New Yorker
14 February 2005
[ here
]
Torture
Threatens the Rule of Law in America
Sanford
Levinson
Deadaleus,
Summer 2004 [ here
]
Torture
and Truth
Mark
Danner, December 12, 2004
[
here ]
Christians
Must Oppose Torture
Letter
to the Editor York
PA Daily Record (Dec. 19):
[ here ]
Torture
abuse scandal
War
Crimes
Washington
Post Editorial, December 23,
2004
Update:
January 1, 2005
[ here ]
It
is time for full accountability. And time to face reality about
the war.
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