By Megan Boatwright, Local News 8 Reporter

IDAHO FALLS - June is being called the first ever anti-torture month.  The National Religious Campaign against Torture (NRCAT) is organizing information sessions all across the nation including Idaho Falls. 

Thursday afternoon, the Unitarian Universalist Church organized a protest at the Broadway Bridge. 

The signs say it all, speaking out against a topic that gained a lot of attention under the Bush Administration. 

"It was quite obvious that the Bush administration tried to find ways around the legal language that described torture," said Rev. Lyn Cameron with the Unitarian Universalist Church.    

"We had an administration that committed torture against the law," said protester Dan Henry.   

The protesters say torture is a moral issue not a political one.  "It's crazy that we have to even explain why we're against torture," Henry said.  "It's fundamentally against American principals."    

Even if the issue isn't political, rallies like the one in Idaho Falls are designed to draw more people to the other side of the fence. 

"Even though we're isolated in the Snake River Valley we're not isolated from moral issues," Cameron said.  "Moral issues are very important to people who are religious and people who are not religious in Idaho Falls." 

Sending a message the group hopes will reach the ears of Obama himself. 

"What we're hoping is that President Obama will change his mind and appoint a committee that will get to the bottom of what actually happened, so we can be certain it doesn't happen again," Cameron said. 

Since taking office, President Obama has put a ban on some torture techniques like waterboarding. However, when it comes to forming a torture commission he recently spoke out against the idea. 

NRCAT said they're disappointed by the president's position.  They believe he is wrong and hope to change his mind by making their position visible.

To find out more about NRCAT visit their website at http://www.nrcat.org/