Churchgoers Are More Likely to Support Torture

Posted by Alex in Politics, Religion on May 1, 2009 at 4:05 am

The Pew Research Center conducts a lot of surveys – but this one yielded a very surprising result: churchgoers, especially Evangelicals, are more likely to support torture than those unaffiliated with any religious organization.

The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey.

More than half of people who attend services at least once a week — 54 percent — said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is "often" or "sometimes" justified. Only 42 percent of people who "seldom or never" go to services agreed, according to the analysis released Wednesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.

White evangelical Protestants were the religious group most likely to say torture is often or sometimes justified — more than six in 10 supported it. People unaffiliated with any religious organization were least likely to back it. Only four in 10 of them did.

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UPS Package Signed by "Terrorist"

Posted by Alex in Crime & Law on December 28, 2008 at 3:09 pm

Blbar Singh, a Sikh man in Bakersfield, California, was looking up a package that he sent to his son’s home on the UPS website. He was surprised to see that the delivery was signed by "terrorist":

Anant Singh, Blbar’s son said, “All of my community who wears a turban and belongs to the Sikh faith are not terrorists. We are a peace-loving people and are part of the community.”

Teg Sidhu, Singh’s friend, said, “Most people may not understand the difference between Sikhs and Muslims, but at least they don’t label every turban-wearing person a terrorist.”

UPS is looking into the matter: Link – Thanks Tiff!

 
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