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Old 05-01-2009, 10:58 AM   #11
dar512
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I thought this was interesting. According to a recent poll, the more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists.
Well I must be the oddball then. I do not support torture. I said so when this first came out and I have written my congressman with my opinion. In general I support humane treatment of prisoners because it is the ethical path and because I want humane treatment for our men and women if they are captured.

Over and above that I can't see how anyone can approve torture for people who have been convicted of no crime.

As for the poll, I never doubted that I was a:
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