How to Read “An Evangelical Declaration Against Torture

The statement, “An Evangelical Declaration Against Torture” attracted opposition from some evangelicals and was immediately seen by the media as an example of “evangelical culture wars.” Ideally, it should instead be read as: an expression of a sanctity-of-life ethic; a concretizing of a Christian human rights ethic dealing with an area of moral vulnerability in the U.S.; a thrust in the intra-Christian argument about the concept of human rights; an argument in favor of both international and domestic laws that ban torture; praise of the Pentagon's recent interrogation policies; a broadening of concern from torture to overall detainee policies and to the rule of law; and an expression of Christian discipleship

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