Evangelical Declaration Against Torture

A group of leading American evangelicals recently released a statement titled "An Evangelical Declaration Against Torture: Protecting Human Rights in an Age of Terror."

The final paragraph reads:

We make these renunciations and calls for action as Christians and as U.S. citizens. Undoubtedly there are occasions where the demands of Christian discipleship and American citizenship conflict. This is not one of them. Returning to the absolute commitment to human rights outlined here is right in terms of Christian convictions and right in terms of the interests of our nation. We commend these moral commitments to our fellow believers, and our fellow citizens, for such a time as this.

Click here for an article by Keith Pavlischek responding critically to the statement.

Click here for a response by David Gushee to Pavlischek's criticisms.