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William Aiken [Soka Gakkai International-USA Buddhist Association]: Buddhists oppose torture
because we believe that demeaning one human life demeans our own human life. Indeed, it
demeans all of us.
Rabbi Charles Feinberg [T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights]: Judaism opposes torture
because we believe that every human being is created in the image of God.
Dr. Sayyid Syeed [Islamic Society of North America]: Qur’an is against torture because
it tells us God created humans with dignity and therefore robbing them of that dignity
is against God’s will.
Lisa Sharon Harper [Sojourners]: The Evangelical faith does not support torture because our
Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, died at the hand of those who tortured Him.
Sandra Sorensen [United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries]: The use of torture
violates the United Church of Christ theological understanding that all people are created
in the image of God and are therefore deserving of being treated with a basic degree of dignity,
respect, and fairness.
Katherine Philipson [Friends Committee on National Legislation]: Quakers oppose torture
because we believe that there is that of God in every person.
Sr. Patricia Chappell, SNDdeN [Pax Christi USA]: The use of torture has no room in the
Catholic community. It is inhuman, immoral, degrading, and against the very principles
of life that the Gospel and we stand for.
There is nothing Christian about torture.
There is nothing Islamic about torture.
There is nothing Jewish about torture.
Michelle Whittaker [General Board of Church and Society, the United Methodist Church]:
There is nothing United Methodist about torture.
There is nothing Evangelical about torture.
J.D. Gore [Methodist Federation for Social Action]: There is nothing Protestant about
torture.
There is nothing Catholic about torture.
There is nothing Buddhist about torture.
There is nothing Faithful about torture.