Torture & Terrorism
Justice, Even in War
James Skillen Friday, 1 June 2007
The Evangelical Declaration Against Torture is commendable in many ways, but it does not address utilitarian pragmatism that prizes protection over justice.
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How to Read "An Evangelical Declaration Against Torture"
David Gushee Friday, 1 June 2007
The Declaration should not be seen as partisan or divisive but as an affirmation of Christian principles and concerns, especially sanctity of life.
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An Evangelical Declaration Against Torture: Protecting Human Rights in an Age of Terror
Evangelicals for Human Rights Friday, 1 June 2007
The concept of human rights has Christian roots; in a time of blurred moral vision, evangelicals must affirm the sanctity of human life and oppose torture.
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Pain: A Brief History and Bibliography
Pauletta Otis Friday, 1 June 2007
Pain has been used by authority figures to punish, elicit ideological confessions, and extract truth. We need more empirical information on its effectiveness.
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Torture: A Just War Perspective
James Turner Johnson Friday, 1 June 2007
Torture violates the classic just war principles of wrong intention, noncombatants, and morally permissible means. It should never be morally allowed.
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Religion and Torture: A View from the Polls
John Green Friday, 1 June 2007
A nationwide survey finds that, even after accounting for political attitudes, weekly worship attenders hold more restrictive views on torture than other Americans.
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Irresponsible Action
Akbar Ahmed Friday, 1 June 2007
Western and Islamic civilizations are abandoning ideals of justice, compassion, and wisdom. Humankind must stop the cycle of violence to recover its identity.
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How to Do Penance for the Inquisition
William Cavanaugh Friday, 1 June 2007
False dichotomies comfort us by blaming torture on the Other. Yet torture is a modern reality, which Catholics can do penance for the Inquisition by resisting.
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Does Torah Permit Torture?
Melissa Weintraub Friday, 1 June 2007
Two overriding principles of Jewish law, the imperative to honor human dignity and the obligation to defend human life, defy any justification for torture.
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From the Editor: Interrogating Torture
Dennis Hoover Friday, 1 June 2007
Torture, in America as well as the Muslim world, is an uncomfortable issue we must confront. Diverse religious groups are beginning to speak up. [FREE]
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