An Evangelical Declaration Against Torture:

[danarhea]

The National Association of Evangelicals, which consists of 45,000 churches, has come out against the Bush doctrine on the treatment of prisoners, and is officially asking the administration to reverse itself on a number of issues concerning the torture and degradation of prisoners.

I am glad to see that Pat Robertson, and people like him, are truly in the minority of those who call themselves Christians.

Declaration is here.

 

[Spartacus FPV]

Isn't that the group that Ted Haggard was the Chairman of? Don't they revere St. Thomas Aquinas (Mr. Torture-the-Heretics?)

 

[danarhea]

Isn't that the group that Ted Haggard was the Chairman of? Don't they revere St. Thomas Aquinas (Mr. Torture-the-Heretics?)

1) Yes, he was, but you shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

2) Notice that this action was done by the Haggard-less organization.

3) Don't know about their stance on Aquinas (will have to research that), but the fact that they have broken with Bush on torture speaks for itself.

 

[Spartacus FPV]

Well then, my reply goes as follows:

1. In the case of religion, that baby has long since been thrown out. The bathwater remains.
2. His absence does not change their stances on issues that I still disagree with them on.
3. Its good that they renounced torture, finally.

 

[danarhea]

Well then, my reply goes as follows:

1. In the case of religion, that baby has long since been thrown out. The bathwater remains.
2. His absence does not change their stances on issues that I still disagree with them on.
3. Its good that they renounced torture, finally.

1) Your point 3 was, in fact, my main point.

2) Feel free to disagree on the other issues.

 

[tryreading]

The National Association of Evangelicals, which consists of 45,000 churches, has come out against the Bush doctrine on the treatment of prisoners, and is officially asking the administration to reverse itself on a number of issues concerning the torture and degradation of prisoners.

I am glad to see that Pat Robertson, and people like him, are truly in the minority of those who call themselves Christians.

Declaration is here.

I'm starting to like some of these guys. A group of evangelicals recently came out in favor of caring for the environment, and now this. Credit where credit is due.