Time for the Truth about Gonzalez!
Dear folks,
I just received the below alert from the new
http://FaithfulAmerica.org. It looks like mainstream religious
people are now organizing to take on the fundamentalists in the
political realm. They make it easy to email your representatives, in
this case to investigate Alberto Gonzales regarding his
justification of torture, etc.
I've always said the vast majority of Christians were people of
peace. You can see our 30 second presentation "Bush Vs. the Pope" at
http://vote.org/Bush
Here's a little about FaithfulAmerica.org and then their alert.
Peace and Love,
Evan
FaithfulAmerica.org is an online community of people of faith who
want to build a more just and compassionate nation.
It provides one-click opportunities to impact current political
issues and shift the terms of public debate.
It aspires to be an online wing of a powerful, new progressive faith
movement, like the ones that fought for independence, abolition and
civil rights.
FaithfulAmerica.org is a project of the National Council of Churches
with support from TrueMajority and Res Publica.
William Sloane Coffin is its Honorary Chairperson.
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Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:43:20 -0800
From: FaithfulAmerica.org alerts@faithfulamerica.org
To: Evan1 Ravitz evan@vote.org
Subject: FaithfulAmerica Alert: Time for the Truth about Gonzalez!
FAITHFUL AMERICA ALERT: TIME FOR THE TRUTH
Help Alberto Gonzales Remember!
The Hebrew Prophet Micah declared that we are to "do justice, love
mercy, and walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8) Friends, this is
a time to step up to DO JUSTICE!
At the recent confirmation hearings Alberto Gonzales, President
Bush's pick for Attorney General, said he did not remember some of
the key details related to his role in shaping the administration's
policy on torture and prisoner abuse. Many of his anwers were
imprecise at best and systematically evasive.
The U.S. Senate is about to vote to confirm Mr. Gonzales as the next
Attorney General of the United States -- our nation's chief law
enforcement official. Don't the American People deserve clear,
honest, and unambiguous answers about our torture policy?
Please join us! Demand straight answers! What was Gonzales' role
in the framing of the Bush policy on torture that led to Abu Garhib
and Guantanamo (not to mention countless unnamed acts that have not
yet come to light?) What does Gonzales have to say about the key
memos from his office that outline the use of torture, the disregard
of the Geneva conventions, and his subsequent recommendations to
President Bush while he served as White House Counsel?
We need you to do TWO THINGS:
1) Send an urgent email to the office of Senator Arlen Specter, head
of the Senate Judiciary committee:
http://faithfulamerica.kintera.org/gonzales3
Urge that he return the Gonzales matter back to the committee for a
complete review. A copy of your note will be copied automatically
to your Senators.
2)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES and urge them to
take action also. We need you to help us raise the volume in
Washington so that our Senate will sit up and take notice.
Without this inquiry, we risk making a grave national mistake by
appointing an Attorney General who may well have helped to fashion
one of the most abhorrent policies in our nation's history.
A vote is expected this week. Please act now to bring the facts to
light. If we believe that torture is immoral, that our nation is
called to be the standard-bearer -- if we believe our national
policies must be in solidarity with our neighbors around the world,
then we MUST speak up so that the faithful voices of our nation are
heard in Washington and around the world.
Thank you, and blessings to you,
Vince Isner
FaithfulAmerica
Via
---------------------------------------------------------
Evan Ravitz 303 440 6838 evan@Vote.org
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-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"All great things balance on the razor's edge of disaster."
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Dear folks,
I just received the below alert from the new
http://FaithfulAmerica.org. It looks like mainstream religious
people are now organizing to take on the fundamentalists in the
political realm. They make it easy to email your representatives, in
this case to investigate Alberto Gonzales regarding his
justification of torture, etc.
I've always said the vast majority of Christians were people of
peace. You can see our 30 second presentation "Bush Vs. the Pope" at
http://vote.org/Bush
Here's a little about FaithfulAmerica.org and then their alert.
Peace and Love,
Evan
FaithfulAmerica.org is an online community of people of faith who
want to build a more just and compassionate nation.
It provides one-click opportunities to impact current political
issues and shift the terms of public debate.
It aspires to be an online wing of a powerful, new progressive faith
movement, like the ones that fought for independence, abolition and
civil rights.
FaithfulAmerica.org is a project of the National Council of Churches
with support from TrueMajority and Res Publica.
William Sloane Coffin is its Honorary Chairperson.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:43:20 -0800
From: FaithfulAmerica.org alerts@faithfulamerica.org
To: Evan1 Ravitz evan@vote.org
Subject: FaithfulAmerica Alert: Time for the Truth about Gonzalez!
FAITHFUL AMERICA ALERT: TIME FOR THE TRUTH
Help Alberto Gonzales Remember!
The Hebrew Prophet Micah declared that we are to "do justice, love
mercy, and walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8) Friends, this is
a time to step up to DO JUSTICE!
At the recent confirmation hearings Alberto Gonzales, President
Bush's pick for Attorney General, said he did not remember some of
the key details related to his role in shaping the administration's
policy on torture and prisoner abuse. Many of his anwers were
imprecise at best and systematically evasive.
The U.S. Senate is about to vote to confirm Mr. Gonzales as the next
Attorney General of the United States -- our nation's chief law
enforcement official. Don't the American People deserve clear,
honest, and unambiguous answers about our torture policy?
Please join us! Demand straight answers! What was Gonzales' role
in the framing of the Bush policy on torture that led to Abu Garhib
and Guantanamo (not to mention countless unnamed acts that have not
yet come to light?) What does Gonzales have to say about the key
memos from his office that outline the use of torture, the disregard
of the Geneva conventions, and his subsequent recommendations to
President Bush while he served as White House Counsel?
We need you to do TWO THINGS:
1) Send an urgent email to the office of Senator Arlen Specter, head
of the Senate Judiciary committee:
http://faithfulamerica.kintera.org/gonzales3
Urge that he return the Gonzales matter back to the committee for a
complete review. A copy of your note will be copied automatically
to your Senators.
2)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO YOUR FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES and urge them to
take action also. We need you to help us raise the volume in
Washington so that our Senate will sit up and take notice.
Without this inquiry, we risk making a grave national mistake by
appointing an Attorney General who may well have helped to fashion
one of the most abhorrent policies in our nation's history.
A vote is expected this week. Please act now to bring the facts to
light. If we believe that torture is immoral, that our nation is
called to be the standard-bearer -- if we believe our national
policies must be in solidarity with our neighbors around the world,
then we MUST speak up so that the faithful voices of our nation are
heard in Washington and around the world.
Thank you, and blessings to you,
Vince Isner
FaithfulAmerica
Via
---------------------------------------------------------
Evan Ravitz 303 440 6838 evan@Vote.org
Vote to Ratify the National Initiative at http://Vote.org
Photo Adventures: http://Vote.org/photos
Sins of the father Bush http://Vote.org/silence
NORAD's self-incriminating news release http://Vote.org/911
"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted."
-Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
"All great things balance on the razor's edge of disaster."
-Thornton Wilder
============================================
News & Opinion (Specific) Topic: Warfare and Conflict: Iraq
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=iraq_war&Number=293331469
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