June is "Torture Awareness Month" in the United States
If the very thought of that sadden or angers you, you are not alone.
You urged Congress to pass the McCain Ammendment banning torture as U.S. policy, and it passed. However, when the President signed the measure, he added a “signing statement,” essentially declaring that he could ignore it if he wants to.
We believe the Bush Administration’s position in this action is shameful and wholly opposed to the convictions of people of faith and conscience in this nation. The world must know that America abhors all forms of torture.
Thousands of persons and more than three dozen faith-based organizations have come together to endorse a statement released by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture. FaithfulAmerica has endorsed this statement and today we are asking you to join with the thousands who believe that Torture is a Moral Issue by endorsing this statement as well.
Please go HERE to read and sign the statement
Then pass the URL on to your friends and colleages.
Other Efforts To Know About:
So many important efforts to halt torture deserve our attention. Here are two: Our brothers and sisters at Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic Peace Movement, have a national sign-on statement you may wish to read and sign. Here is the link
(look for “A Christian Call To Stop Torture Now”)
The Torture Abolition and Survivors and Support Coalition International (TASSC) are the sponsors of Torture Awareness Week. Here’s where to learn more: PDF
Let's end this national embarrassment and help reclaim the moral high ground on this issue. Thank you for your continued action to end torture.
Blessings to you as ever,
Vince Isner and the FaithfulAmerica.org Team
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1 comment:
Wonderful! We have a blogroll for bloggers who are interested in pushing Torture Awareness Month here. The idea is that everyone is linked to from the blogroll, and in exchange, you discuss torture (as you already do), and link to the Torture Awareness site to help support the NGOs.
It would be wonderful to have bloggers of faith on there. This really is a moral issue, as you say, that cuts across all creed, political, and class divisions.
There's a lot of bloggers concerned about human rights abuse in the War on Terror. If we coordinate, we can show our support and help Amnesty and HRW make Torture Awareness Month a success!
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