Obama's Troubling Caution on Torture

Consortium News, San Jose Mercury News by Diana Gibson, Ray McGovern | Jun. 29, 2009 (Opinion)

Something evil has seeped into the soul of our nation. Those many years when we looked the other way, choosing to ignore the abuse of detainees in U.S. custody, eroded our morality.

Americans who claim to believe in human dignity and the law do not seem scandalized by this inhumane and illegal activity. Many people of faith appear willing to tolerate unspeakable cruelty. Christians who follow one who himself was tortured by the powers of his time ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jun 30, 2009 - 10:55 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jun. 30, 2009

The article looks at the U.S. failure to reject torture. The failure of organized religion to rise up and reject torture is seen as a seeping evil that has eroded our morality.

On this point, I can join with people of faith such as McGovern. Moral outrage needs to be more outrageous.

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