Below is a letter sent to me by the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NCAT). I wrote my Congressperson and now I am asking you to write yours. If you are a Christian please remember this --torture is what people do to Christ, not for him. Even if you are not religious please remember torture neither gets results (it has been demonstrated to produce less true information and more false information than non-coercive techniques. It's use is primarily about hatred for it's victim. In fact many who use it will use non-coercive techniques until they have all the information they need, since they know it's not reliable. Peter King is creating the atmosphere were torture against Muslims will become more acceptable. Please take action. Dear Friends: As you may have heard, Rep. Peter King (NY-3) has announced that he will hold a series of hearings on the “radicalization of the American Muslim community” and its alleged unwill...
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