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Evangelicals for Human Rights and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture are working together to meet our goals in 2009. For more information on what you can do to help end torture in 2009, click here.
On June 28, 2009, David Gushee presented a paper, "Evangelical Religious Faith, Torture, and Our National Soul," at the Rector's Forum at All Saints Church in Pasadena, CA. Click here to view the full presentation.
Religious Leaders Call for Commission of Inquiry to End U.S.-Sponsored Torture Once and For All
On January 22, President Obama issued an Executive Order halting torture. Now the task is to make sure that U.S.-sponsored torture never happens again. To accomplish this goal, our nation needs to put safeguards in place to prevent its recurrence. We will better understand what safeguards are needed if we have a comprehensive understanding of what happened – who was tortured, why they were tortured, and who ordered the torture. As a nation we need the answers to those questions. The National Religious Campaign Against Torture is calling for a Commission of Inquiry to investigate U.S. torture policies and practices. Click here to read more and to endorse the statement, "U.S.-Sponsored Torture: A Call for a Commission of Inquiry." Join EHR, NRCAT, and other people faith in calling for a Commission of Inquiry to end U.S.-sponsored torture once and for all.
Click here to read "A Christian Rationale for a Truth Commission" by David Gushee, President of EHR
 Religious Faith, Torture, and Our National Soul, an unprecedented national summit on torture, sponsored by Evangelicals for Human Rights, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and 13 other diverse organizations, convened on Mercer University’s Atlanta campus Sept. 11-12 to examine how U.S. government policy in recent years came to sanction torture and discuss ways Evangelical Christians and Americans of other faiths can mobilize to secure a “no torture-no exceptions” policy. Click here for more.
No Torture. No Exceptions.
Click here to read the Evangelical Declaration Against Torture
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