some very interesting poll results

i never understood how or why people justified torture. especially those that proclaim a special relationship with that peace lover jesus.

what WOULD their jesus think and do i wonder?

torture kill kill torture torture torture torture kill torture kill kill kill?

Cowardice Among 'Christian' Leaders: Why the Churches Are Largely Mum on Torture
By Ray McGovern, Consortium News

Anyone harboring doubts that the institutional Church is riding shotgun for the system, even regarding heinous sin like torture, should be chastened by the results of a recent survey by the Pew Research Center.

Who but the cowardly crew leading the "Christian" churches can be held responsible for the fact that many of their flock believe torture of suspected terrorists is "justified?"

Those polled were white non-Hispanic Catholics, white Evangelicals, and white mainline Protestants. A majority (54 percent) of those who attend church regularly said torture could be "justified," while a majority of those not attending church regularly responded that torture was rarely or never justified.

I am not a psychologist or sociologist. But I recall that one of the first things Hitler did on assuming power was to ensure there was a pastor in every Lutheran and Catholic parish in Germany. Why? Because he calculated, correctly, that here would be a force for stability for his regime...........

after they're done bombing abortion clinics

and denying people basic human equal rights and yelling FOR the death penalty, some die-hard christians need a way to just kick back and relax!
(please note: this ALLEGEDLY happened)
2 Accused Of Dragging Girl Behind Van
Girl Allegedly Dragged At Christian Boot Camp

BANQUETE, Texas -- Two officials at a Christian boot camp in Texas are accused of tying a 15-year-old girl to a van with a rope and dragged her after she fell behind during a run.
The two officials with Love Demonstrated Ministries face aggravated assault charges for the June incident.
Authorities said Charles Flowers ordered camp worker Stephanie Bassitt to run alongside the girl after she fell behind.......

Pastor accused of dragging girl behind his vanA trainer also faces charges in incident at boot camp
By JEORGE ZARAZUASan Antonio Express-news

A San Antonio pastor and an employee of his Christian boot camp were arrested Friday on aggravated assault charges, accused of dragging a girl behind a van after she failed to keep up during a running exercise.
Investigators with the Nueces County Sheriff's Office arrested Charles E. Flowers, 46, shortly before noon at the Faith Outreach Center in northwest San Antonio, said Brad E. Bailey, a spokesman for the Schertz Police Department.
Bailey said boot camp trainer Stephanie Bassitt, 20, was later arrested without incident at her home in Kirby.
Flowers and Bassitt each were being held on $100,000 bail at the Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi.
Girl alleges second assault
Authorities said both Flowers and Bassitt restrained the girl June 12, tying her to the back of a van with a piece of rope before dragging her on her stomach at the Love Demonstrated Ministries' boot camp in Banquete, about 10 miles west of Corpus Christi.
Schertz police assisted Nueces County authorities in the arrests because the camp's orientation sessions are held in Schertz, and the 15-year-old girl claimed she was assaulted there, too.....