President Bush calls the charges by Amnesty International of U.S. abuse of prisoners "absurd." And Vice President Cheney says he is "offended" by the suggestion our nation would engage in torture. Yet even FBI documents support the mounting accusations by released prisoners.
Daily news from Iraq and Afghanistan — countries "set free" by U.S. invasion — […]

Believing that love is the ultimate moral value because we are called to love God and one another above all else, we agree to ask ourselves and each other one core question: “Does this contribute to love?” We agree to measure our thoughts, feelings, words, and actions by this one question. As much as possible, […]

Creating safe places is more about whether people feel safe with me than whether I feel safe with them. The more I do to create a place in the world where other people are not afraid or defensive around me, the safer we all will feel.

We understand that model for creating safe places in interpersonal […]