Some people still question whether the U.S. should engage in torture. For the followers of a tortured and crucified Savior, torture is unambiguously wrong. Whether physical or psychological, torture is destructive of the human spirit for both the tortured person and the torturer. Moreover, intelligence experts question whether information derived through torture is useful, and these practices degrade the standing of the U.S. as a beacon of democracy and weaken its moral authority at home and abroad.Torture is one of the worst agonies that one human being can inflict upon another. As Christians, we believe that each human being is made in the image and likeness of God, and that whatever is done to the prisoner (one of the least of these) is also done to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. So when someone tortures another child of God, they also torture Christ.
The fastest way to halt U.S.-sponsored torture is for President-elect Obama to issue an executive order after he is sworn in as our new President on January 20th. President-elect Obama has consistently stated his opposition to torture. But now we must encourage him to live up to his words by quickly acting to end our country’s use of torture.
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To read a declaration of principles about banning torture, PLEASE CLICK HERE.
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Disciples Against Torture is a project of The Disciples Center for Public Witness in partnership with DJAN (Disciples Justice Action Network) and DAWN (Disciples Advocacy and Witness Network in the Christian Church Capital Area).
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