June brides making their way into St. Mary's Catholic Church in Seattle or Newport Presbyterian in Bellevue may find themselves walking past a 3-foot by 9-foot banner proclaiming "Torture Is a Moral Issue."
Both congregations are affiliated with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, which is calling June Torture Awareness Month.
"Torture goes against the most cherished ideals of our country," Newport Pastor Jim Patten said. "Because the soul of our nation is at stake in the torture-abuse crisis, we felt it imperative to take a stand."
The campaign against torture was launched in January 2006 at the urging of Princeton theologian George Hunsinger, who believes that religious leaders and congregations need to speak out against torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo.
"The people in power today," Hunsinger said, "are trying to break a part of our ethical backbone and make us insensitive to these terrible human rights abuses that are taking place."
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