Sample Letter To The Editor

Dear Editor,

I am writing to express my concern of the use of torture by the current administration and the acknowledgment that meetings took place in the White House as well as simulations of torture techniques to determine which ones would be used.

As a person of faith I am calling upon our elected leaders as well as our faith leaders on both side of the aisle to vehemently denounce torture as immoral and illegal. I believe human beings were created in the image of God and torture dehumanizes both the tortured and the torturer. It tarnishes our great country's moral standing around the world and hinders our ability to be a beacon of freedom, justice and democracy for others to strive towards.

Furthermore, torture places far too much power into the unchecked hands of a few. It is an abuse of power over the powerless that physically and psychologically harms another. It is vital for us: as citizens, voters and people of faith, to know where our leaders stand on the use of torture.