Can a Christian support torture?

[jmdrake]

Yeah, you're right.


I wasn't saying its BECAUSE they want to be cruel to other people. I'm saying that when they present their argument that "the Bible doesn't condemn torture" they are actually lying becuase:



So, they are CLAIMING that they are OK with it because "the Bible doesn't condemn it" but in reality they realize the Bible does condemn it but they want to get around it because "the greater good."

Okay, playing devils advocate here. I don't think most Christians would object to a person volunteering to be waterboarded in order to ascertain whether or not waterboarding is torture. I personally know someone who was waterboarded for that very reason and I don't think ill of him or the person who did it to them. So, for me anyway, volunteering makes a huge difference. That said, I don't think it's morally right to knowingly do something that permanently maims or kills the volunteer.