#torture

But God, He Did It First!

In war, there is not always a clear-cut bad guy and good guy. People fight for all kinds of reasons. In this story, there is an obvious...

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Scalia Wrong on Torture

Federal Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, when interviewed by Radio Television Suisse on December 10, reportedly invoked the ticking...

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Why My Lai?- What Caused American Soldiers to Commit Atrocities in Vietnam?

When most Americans think of war atrocities, they usually think of Nazi concentration camps or “ethnic cleansing” in Bosnia, Uganda, and...

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"Crucify Him!"

BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE This blog post is intended particularly for a Christian audience, but any and all are welcome to read and share!...

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The Ongoing Struggle over Guantanamo Bay

Detainees at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been on hunger strike since early this year. The strike began in...

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Talking About Torture

BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE I've been posting quotes, pictures and articles on torture weekly on the Life Matters Journal Facebook page. Thanks...

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Solitary Confinement is Torture

BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE Photo by publik15; some rights reserved. According to the New York Times, there are well over 25,000 inmates in the...

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Maxime's Intro: "Let's Talk about Torture"

BY MAXIME VILLENEUVE Good afternoon, LMJ readers! My name is Maxime Villeneuve and I've been tasked with covering the practice of...

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Inconvenient Grace

BY LILIANNA SERBICKI Photo by Nazareth College; some rights reserved. Spring Commencement at Franciscan University is an exciting event. ...

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Respect for Life: The Consistent Life Ethic in Catholic Social Teaching

BY JULIA SMUCKER Life issues, in any form, have typically proven divisively controversial in general public discourse, and they have been...

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