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(PORTLAND, Ore.) – More than 70 Oregon faith leaders today joined together, calling on Senator Wyden to help ensure that Congress not only investigates accountability for Bush-era torture, including new allegations of forced human experimentation on detainees, but also makes the findings public.
Religious leaders from throughout Oregon joined with Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO), the Oregon Area Jewish Committee and the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) in asserting that the American people need to know the truth about horrific acts of government-sponsored torture and human experimentation to make sure that it does not and cannot happen again. Cities and towns represented include Ashland, Bend, Dundee, Eugene, Forest Grove, Gresham, Hood River, Oregon City, Medford, Portland, Salem, The Dalles, and many more.
Highlighted: “Our country’s horrific and immoral acts are hard to overcome and can only be overcome by shining light on these acts,” said Rev. Deacon Stephen Schafroth, an Episcopal Deacon from The Dalles, Oregon.. “We applaud Sen. Wyden in his commitment to shine a light on this sad time in our nation’s history and we encourage others to join with him in standing up for our nation’s values. The morality of our nation depends on it.”
