Comments on: Church counseling is now “torture” …

By: rich glasgow

rich glasgow — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:22:13 +0000

Believe it or not, that roughly coincides with the United Nations’ official definition of “torture.” Here’s the UN has to say:

“Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other
cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world,

Have agreed as follows:
PART I

Article 1
1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term “torture” means any
act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is
intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or
a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a
third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or
intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on
discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at
the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or
other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or
suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.”

Unbelievable, isn’t it?! Here’s what the link:http://www.un.org/documents/ga/res/39/a39r046.htm

By: NC Cop

NC Cop — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:07:55 +0000

I can’t help but think of the quote by Andy Rooney when he said:

“If I disagree with homosexuality, that’s an opinion, not a phobia.”

By: Drewsmom

Drewsmom — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:50:15 +0000

GIVE ME A BREAK. WHAT NEXT?

By: Great White Rat

Great White Rat — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:57:53 +0000

Correction…on re-reading, I see that was Taranto’s comparison, not the NGLTF’s. But the larger point still stands. THAT would be torture, not counseling.

By: Great White Rat

Great White Rat — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:55:42 +0000

Oh, I’m defintely with ya here, ST. Think we can get the ACLU to take our torture case??

Seriously, what nonsense. Statements like the one the NGLTF made just show they have no concept whatsoever of what real torture is. Ironically, if they were in the gentle care of those Gitmo inmates they’re so concerned about, they’d be stoned to death as perverts who defile islamic law.