Banners Across America Press Page

"BANNERS ACROSS AMERICA" NRCAT Press Release, 06/30/08.

"Campaign calls on U.S. to end practice" Krisy Gashler, The Ithaca Journal, 09/19/08.

"Another Memo I Didn't Get" Why? What Have You Heard blog, 06/25/08.

"Torture is a Moral Issue" by Lindsay Barrett, Center for American Progress, 07/07/08.

"Drew Mariani Show" Drew Mariani interviews David Gibson and Virginia Harris, Relevant Radio, 06/27/08. Audio starts at 0:40

"Seattle Against Torture" Washington State Religious Campaign Against Torture (WSRCAT) Press Conference, UTube, 06/26/08.

"Raise a banner to raise torture awareness" by Claudia Loucks, Quad Cities Online, 06/19/08.

"Religion News in BriefAssociated Press, 06/11/08. This article was picked up by 37 newspapers nationwide. Please scroll down to the end of the page to see a list of these newspapers.

"Churches in All 50 States Protest U.S. Torture" by Michelle A. Vu, Christian Post,  06/06/08.

"Faith groups voice moral opposition to torture" by Tim Townsend, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 06/07/08.

"Bishops issue new study guide on torture" by Dennis Sadowski, The Catholic Voice, 07/07/08.

"Sign Vandalized: Politics or Mischief?" by Bonnie Beavers, Business Gazette, 07/09/08.

"Help bring an end to torture" by Ryan J. Bell, Intersections, 07/02/08.

"Local Quakers join campaign against torture" by Donita Naylor, The Providence Journal, 07/01/08.

"National Religious Campaign Against Torture program" by Phillip Allen, PhillipAllen blog, 07/01/08.

"Praying for Victims of US-Sponsored Torture" Chester County Religious Campaign Against Torture, 06/28/08.

"Banners protest U.S.-sponsored torture" by Kathy Gilbert, Faith in Action, 06/27/08. 

"Pearl River church hosts showing of 'Ghosts of Abu Ghraib'" by Jason Braff, The Journal News, 06/20/08.

"Princeton churches unfurling anti-torture stand" by Lisa Merolla, Packet Online for Central New Jersey, 06/20/08.

"Stories of Transformation: The Congregation" Warp Report blog, 06/18/08.

"June is Torture Awareness Month" Dancewater blog, 06/18/08.

"Stopping Torture" by Gordon Crouch, Concord Monitor, 06/17/08.

"United Church of Christ to discuss elimination of torture" by Gordon Crouch, The Union Leader, 06/17/08. 

"Havurah House protests torture" by Kathryn Flagg, Addison County Independent, 06/17/08.

"Torture is WrongIdaho State Radio, 06/17/08.

"Torture Awareness" by Margaret Patchin, Traverse City Record-Eagle, 06/15/08.

"West Side to Display "Torture is a Moral Issue" Banner in June" by Dave Constantine, West Side United Methodist Church.

"Unitarians to sponsor torture awareness rally" Daily Journal (Tupelo, MS), 06/14/08. 

"In Brief: congregations raise anti-torture banners" The Journal Gazette, (Fort Wayne, IN), 06/14/08.

"Anti-Torture Banners in June" New Hampshire Council of Churches, 06/12/08.

"Practical Compassion" Humanity Against Crimes blog,  06/11/08.

"Churches: Stop torture now" by Carol Reeves, Corvallis Gazette Times, 06/11/08.

"Quad Cities Religious Campaign Against Torture blog, by Roger Butts, 06/10/08.

"Torture and What It Means To Be Human: A Sermon" by Magdalene, Magdalene's Musings, 06/08/08.

"Stolen Speech" by Janis Ansell, Hampton Roads, 06/08.08.  

"Banners Across America" by Rev. Fred Hammond, A Unitarian Universalist Minister in Mississippi blog, 06/07/08.

"Lincoln church displays anti-torture banner" by Bob Reeves, Lincoln Journal Star, 06/07/08.

"Hundreds of Congregations Display Anti-Torture Banners This Month" by Lindsey Clark, KTHV - ARkansas News, Weather, Sports & Information, 06/07/08.

"HELP US END TORTURE" Disciples Action Center, 06/07/08.

"News of Religion" Providence Journal, 06/07/08. 

"Plano church among those in anti-torture campaign" by Sam Hodges, Dallas Morning News, 06/07/08.

"More from the pulpit and the pew: Torture and Justice"  The New Mexican, 06/07/08.

"Sylvania nuns display banner opposing torture" Toledo Blade, 06/07/08.  

"Church banners protest U.S.-sponsored torture" by Kathy L. Gilbert, United Methodist News Service, 06/06/08.

"Presbyterian churches display anti-torture banners" by Evan Silverstein, Presbyterian News Service, 06/06/08.

"15 County Churches Disply "Torture is Wrong" Banners" Santa Clara County Council of Churches.

"US religious groups condemn torture" by David Masters, Interfaith, 06/06/08.

"UM churches display anti-torture banners" Faith in Action, 06/06/08.

"Churches unite against U.S. torture" by Julia Duin, The Washington Times, 06/06/08.

"Some churches reluctant to hang anti-torture banners" by Jonathan D. Rubin, National Catholic Reporter, 06/06/08.

"Anti-torture campaign in Wisconsin, nationwide" by Tom Heinen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 06/06/08. 

"Church Campaigning Against Torture" WLNS TV 6 Lansing, 06/06/08.     

"NRCAT's Telephone Press Conference" 06/05/08. Note: This is a large file so please allow time for the file to download; the screen that will display will be white with a silver band that is the audio file.

"Rabbis join interfaith bid to ban torture" Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 06/05/08.  

"Hundreds of Congregations Display Anti-Torture Banners" Justice Matters blog, 06/05/08.

"Congregations against torture" Meredith Heagney, Columbus Dispatch, 06/05/08.

"Ann Arbor area churches participate in national anti-torture awareness campaign" The Ann Arbor News, 06/05/08.

"Repenting of Torture" by Julia Duin, The Washington Times - Belief Blog, 06/05/08.

"Stop Torture Now" by Rabbi Brant Rosen, Shlaom Rav, 06/05/08. 

"U.S. religious groups in anti-torture campaign" by Edward Stoddard, Reuters Blogs, 06/04/08.

"Episcopal congregations join anti-torture effort" by Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal Life, 06/04/08.

"Torture is a moral issue that must be addressed" by Sr. Lori High, Buffalo News, 06/04/08.

"Anti-Torture Campaign Evident in Woodstock" McHenry County Blog, 06/04/08.

"Two Atlanta churches join campaign against torture" by Christopher Quinn, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 06/04/08.

"A Month of Anti-Torture Activism" by Susan Barnett, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, 06/03/08.

"Why People of Faith Should Oppose Torture" by Chuck Warpehoski, The Warp Report, 06/02/08. 

"More than 25 synagogues hang Stop Torture banners in honor of Torture Awareness Month" by Rachel Kahn-Troster, Rabbis for Human Rights, 06/01/08. 

"Honor the Image of God: Stop Torture Now" St. Nicholas Episcopal Church, 06/01/08.    

"Palo Alto churches to display anti-torture banners" by Don Kazak, Palo Alto Online, 05/30/08.

"Torture is a Moral Issue" by Bob Tirk, Northwest Herald, 05/30/08.  

"'torture is wrong'" by Fred Clark, Slacktivist, 05/20/08.

"Articles of Faith: Local churches joining campaign against tortureby Anthony B. Robinson, Seattle-Post Intelligencer, 05/23/08.

"Faith groups mount campaign against torture" by Jane Lampman, The Christian Science Monitor, 05/08/08. 

37 newspapers picked up the AP article: USA Today, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Times, Boston Globe, Miami Herald, The Oregonian, The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Grande Prairie Daily Herald Tribune, Casa Grande Dispatch, Mercury News, Monterey Herald, The Modesto Bee, Chico Enterprise Record, The Sacramento Bee, Examiner, Ocala Star-Banner, Macon Telegraph, Journal Gazette, The Republican, Rochester Post-Bulletin, Star Tribune, Concord Monitor, Dayton Daily News, Marietta Times, Hamilton Journal-News, Sarnia Observer, Bend Bulletin, Centre Daily Times, The State, The Beaufort Gazette, The Eagle, The News Tribune, Tri-City Herald, Positive Life Radio, WorldWide Religious News, Arizona Daily Sun, Akron Beacon Journal, WZZM13, KTHV, KSL Television and Radio, and the Grand Forks Herald.