“What does it say if torture is condemned in word, but allowed in deed?”
– Advertisement by 27 religious leaders in The New York Times
Religious leaders from across the faith spectrum today joined Nobel laureates Jimmy Carter and Elie Wiesel in a call for the U.S. government to abolish torture – without exceptions. Concerned by assertions from the U.S. government that torture and inhumane treatment could be permitted in some cases, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) published this statement in an advertisement in The New York Times today: “Any policies that permit torture and inhumane treatment are shocking and morally intolerable.” Among the signatories of the statement are Rev. Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, Rev. Rick Warren, author of the best selling “A Purpose Driven Life”, Jim Wallis, Executive Director of Sojourners, and Dr. Sayyid Syeed, National Director of the Islamic Society of North America. Friends Council on National Legislation (FCNL) is a founding member of NRCAT and helped organize this advertisement. See the advertisement and read a full list of signatories.
Take Action Now
Write your members of Congress today. Urge your senators and representative to join these faith leaders in calling for Congress to pass legislation abolishing torture – without exceptions. You can find a sample message and contact your legislators directly through FCNL's online legislative action center.
Got a little more time? FCNL will be joining with other groups on June 26, United Nations International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, to call on Congress to clearly state that torture is never acceptable, anywhere, anytime. Visit www.tortureawareness.org to find out more.
My letter to my Senators and Representatives:
I want to see an end to all torture by all agents of the US government, and anyone who contracts with the US government. I want the people in Guantanamo Bay brought to trial and then sentenced if they are guilty, and if found not guilty, then set free. I want all "disappearings" by US agents to STOP and all "torture flights" to STOP. I want to see my country and my fellow citizens and my elected officials act like MORAL people. TORTURE IS IMMORAL. I do not think we gain ANY benefit from torture, but even if we did, I would still be opposed to it because it is IMMORAL.
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