Church Folks for a Better America

[struggle4progress]

Torture is not a divisive issue for religious people. No religious person, and no person of conscience, can possibly justify it morally ...

The confirmation of Alberto Gonzales was, in effect, a national referendum on torture. No one in high places has been held accountable, the Republican-dominated Senate has acquiesced, and not enough people seem to care. Enormities like torture are increasingly papered over with democratic rhetoric and pious falsehoods. Anti-democratic forces in America tighten their grip, while we suffer from a will to ignorance. The elements of atrocity, manipulation and indifference add up to a spiritual crisis ...

As for what's next, a larger anti-torture campaign is now in the works with the following goals: 1) Congressional action to stop exempting intelligence services from the torture ban imposed on military services; 2) Congressional action to outlaw the horrifying practice of extraordinary rendition/torture by proxy; 3) A clear statement from Bush that US policy does not condone torture in any form or under any circumstances; 4) The appointment of a special prosecutor to get to the bottom of the issue ...

http://www.thenation.com/edcut/index.mhtml?bid=7&pid=2206
http://www.cfba.info/

[Somawas]

1. Finally!

It is so good to hear from clergymen like those who encouraged Vietnam War protesters in the '60s. People for whom faith actually matters.

[checks-n-balances]

2. Thanks for posting this - you beat me to it!

I just saw it today for the first time.

G. Hunsinger has taken some heat from some mainline church leaders, but I greatly admire his courage, especially for speaking up against the invasion of Iraq.

I haven't read all of the article yet, but it's on my to-do list for tomorrow.

CFBA - may their numbers increase!