Pop culture’s growing acceptance of torture in films and video games (like the recently released Grand Theft Auto V) encourages people to believe that torture is OK.  The National Religious Campaign Against Torture produced these five short films to counter that message and to show that torture is never acceptable – it is not glamorous or healthy or honorable or legal or faithful.   We encourage you to share them with your friends, family, and congregation and on social media.

These short films encapsulate the message of the report of The Constitution Project’s Task Force on Detainee Treatment that clearly states that there is no doubt that the United States engaged in torture of detainees taken into custody after 9/11, that the torture was authorized at the highest levels of government, and that the use of torture was clearly illegal. In addition to the five shorts, NRCAT produced a new 11-minute film, No Doubt, It Was Torture!, designed to provide a platform for faith communities to discuss what has become a significant social justice issue in the post-9/11 era. The film includes members of the Task Force discussing their key findings and offers responses from leaders of several faith traditions.  It is designed for congregations, religious organizations and campus groups, both for those who have never had a session on U.S.-sponsored torture and those who are discussing the topic again.  Learn more and place an order today.

As the five shorts indicate, there are many ways to say it, but there’s nothing moral about torture.