Your congregation is encouraged to show the 20-minute video Ending U.S.-Sponsored Torture Forever and use a corresponding discussion guide to help educate people in your congregation and community on this issue.

View the 20-minute video online.
Order the DVD ($5.00).

The video is also available as an .m4v file,
which can be watched on the free QuickTime player.
Download the video file directly or via the iTunes store (228 MB).

Download one of the 7 Discussion Guides.
(Catholic, Evangelical Christian, Mainline Protestant, Muslim, Orthodox Christian, Jewish, Unitarian Universalist)

Download the Spanish version of the video text.

Since its founding in 2006, NRCAT has sought to increase the number of people who believe that torture is always wrong with no exceptions. In light of the results of a 2009 poll by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life, NRCAT is asking congregations to show the video Ending U.S.-Sponsored Torture Forever to help increase the number of people of faith who believe that torture is always wrong.

Use these helpful tips to reach out to another congregation in your town, region, or faith group and encourage them to show the video.

More Information for Facilitators

The DVD includes a one-session and a two-session option for video screening and discussion.  The discussion guides provide a suggested time breakdown for sessions of one hour or less.  If you can schedule a longer session, the group will be able to go deeper with the discussion.

This resource is particularly suited for an adult discussion within a congregation, but it could also be used with older youth or college groups and in ecumenical or interfaith settings.

• We urge congregations to consider using one of the discussion guides which contain detailed information and resources for facilitators. Discussion guides have been prepared for: Catholics, Evangelical Christians, Jews, Mainline Protestants, Muslims, Orthodox Christians and Unitarian Universalists.
• We ask that facilitators make copies of NRCAT's statement on a “Commission of Inquiry” and urge those who participate in the discussion to consider endorsing it.
• We also encourage facilitators to have a copy of the definition of torture included in Article I of the U.N Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
• This DVD project is intended to help us reach new audiences, and you can help us achieve that by promoting the video to other congregations in your area.

If you have questions about this project, please contact John Humphries at 860-216-7972 or jhumphries@nrcat.org.