A group of 33 religious leaders, including five Disciples, urged the Obama administration to establish an independent, non-partisan "Commission of Inquiry" to investigate United States government-sponsored torture since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The group presented Obama’s aides with a letter to the president signed by more than 50 religious leaders, including General Minister and President Sharon Watkins. The letter calls on the President to "uncover the whole truth about U.S. torture policies and practices."
"The reality is that our nation is now shackled to a shameful history of torture," the letter states. "As people of faith we know that only the truth can set us free. We must therefore, as a nation, be mature and honest enough to examine fully and disclose completely the wrong doing that has been committed." For more and to see the letter, see: disciplescenter.blogspot.com/2009/06/disciples-participate-in-anti-torture_12.html
