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Archive: April 26, 2009 - May 2, 2009
Why the Faithful Approve of Torture
For Christian conservatives, severe pain and suffering are central to their theology.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | May 1, 2009; 4:15 PM ET | Comments (336)
Caesar Tortures, Not Jesus
Torture is incompatible with a great nation and with the beliefs of the Christian majority of that nation. We must act as the Prince of Peace would act and not as Caesar did.
By John Mark Reynolds | May 1, 2009; 2:19 PM ET | Comments (15)
One Being Should Not Hurt Another
Torture betrays the Hindu concept of ahimsa, wishing no harm to another being, the highest law.
By Rajan Zed | April 30, 2009; 5:19 PM ET | Comments (1)
Torture is Always Wrong
Torture is always wrong, because the tortured person dies more than once.
By Elie Wiesel | April 30, 2009; 1:23 PM ET | Comments (6)
Witches Abhor Torture
In our 'thealogy,' the Goddess is immanent in every human being. Torture is a desecration of the sacred. It dehumanizes both the victims and the perpetrators, who must warp their souls and shut off any sense of empathy or compassion to carry it out. It erodes the moral ground we stand on when we as a nation allow torture in our name.
By Starhawk | April 30, 2009; 11:58 AM ET | Comments (34)
Torture Not the Way of Jesus or Us
Any society that sanctions torture has lost its moral compass and threatens the ethical integrity of all its people.
By Gabriel Salguero | April 30, 2009; 9:24 AM ET | Comments (6)
The Wrong Question
The real question in war time is what kind of behavior constitutes torture? That seems to me to be a factual question before it is a theological question.
By Charles "Chuck" Colson | April 29, 2009; 2:16 PM ET | Comments (15)
The Culture War of Words
By agreeing that abortion is a complex moral issue and that it should be less frequent, former enemies can work together to find ways to reduce abortions.
By Lisa Miller | April 29, 2009; 9:34 AM ET | Comments (24)
Torture is Wrong. Period.
How can a person be against abortion and for torture?
By Susan K. Smith | April 29, 2009; 9:07 AM ET | Comments (7)
Torturing the Image of God
The choice is whether America is to celebrate the Infinite God or the tyrannical Caesar. To affirm the Image of God in every human being, or to fall at the feet of Empire.
By Arthur Waskow | April 28, 2009; 3:32 PM ET | Comments (5)
Torture is Wrong, Until It Saves a Life
The very notion of torture sickens me. I am almost 100% certain that it must always be opposed. But I live with the awareness that if it was my kid and I genuinely believed that torture would save their lives, I might think differently.
By Brad Hirschfield | April 28, 2009; 9:29 AM ET | Comments (45)
Torture is Moral Stupidity
Truth is the bedrock of morality--and the fount of religious wisdom. In the last few years, however, Americans became morally stupid about torture. That there is even the appearance of a debate about torture illustrates how disconnecting truth from reality makes you morally stupid.
By Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite | April 28, 2009; 8:16 AM ET | Comments (7)
Condemn Torture, Then Define It
Torture is ambiguous, its value is challenged, and its use should be restrained, by its violation of some essential human values.
By Willis E. Elliott | April 28, 2009; 12:04 AM ET | Comments (6)
Fundamentalism an Enemy to All Faiths
Claims to possess an inerrant Bible, to be governed by an infallible pope or to possess the ultimate truth are all merely forms of religious idolatry that has caused great suffering in the world.
By John Shelby Spong | April 27, 2009; 8:02 PM ET | Comments (8)
Torture is Wrong in So Many Ways
Torture, like slavery, is one of those grand old human traditions that most civilized humans have now (in theory) turned against.
By Susan Jacoby | April 27, 2009; 2:57 PM ET | Comments (111)
Taliban are Enemies of Pakistan and Islam
The Taliban are no more representative of mainstream Islam than the Crusaders who ransacked Europe and the Middle East were of Christianity.
By Salman Ahmad | April 27, 2009; 2:11 PM ET | Comments (27)
The Hope of Sufism
The Sufis reflect the profound and inspiring pluralism of the Qur'an ~ and all faiths could do with an infusion of this acknowledgement of our common humanity.
By Karen Armstrong | April 26, 2009; 9:49 AM ET | Comments (31)
