A major US association of evangelical Christians has condemned torture by the US military and reaffirmed its commitment to environmental activism.
"United States law and military doctrine has banned the resort to torture or cruel and degrading treatment. Tragically, documented cases of torture and inhumane and cruel behaviour have occurred at various sites in the war on terror," the National Association of Evangelicals said in a statement.
"Current law opens procedural loopholes for more to continue," said the statement endorsed by the association's board of directors at its annual meeting in Eden, Minnesota, over the weekend....