A time comes when silence is betrayal . . . We must speak with all the humility that is appropriate to our limited vision, but we must speak. For we are deeply in need of a new way beyond the darkness so close around us.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Washington Region Religious Campaign Against Torture
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Torture: A Moral, Legal, and Political Disaster for America
Sunday, September 21, 7 - 9 p.m.
Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ
5010 Little Falls Road, Carpenter Hall
Arlington, VA 22207
The Board of Social Action at Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ is pleased to host an open forum to discuss the moral, legal, political, and military implications of our current practices and policies relating to torture.
Speakers:
Rev. Dr. Janet Parker: Moral aspects of torture
Professor of Government Tony Arend, Georgetown University: Legal aspects of torture
U.S. Representative Jim Moran: Political aspects of torture
Moderator: Rock Spring member Dr. Steve Xenakis, an Army Brigadier General and psychiatrist who has done much work in this area. Dr. Xenakis will provide the context.
The goal of the forum is to raise awareness and bring about a legislative change. This forum is cosponsored by WRRCAT.
Everyone welcome! Directions here.