Confronting and renouncing torture

Confronting and renouncing torture” by David P. Gushee, Macon Telegraph, July 21, 2013.

A non-governmental, bipartisan task force recently completed a two-year investigation into the U.S. government’s treatment of detainees both before and after 9/11, concluding it is indisputable that the United States government engaged in illegal torture. As a Christian ethicist who served on that task force, I want to be sure its findings and recommendations receive the attention they deserve.

Our Task Force on Detainee Treatment, sponsored by the Constitution Project, recently released our more than 500-page report to the public...

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