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In reply to the discussion: American Family Association Director: Jesus Christ Would Support the Use of Torture [View all]CincyDem
(7,185 posts)4. Amazing that we have gotten to the point of "Family, Jesus, & Torture" in the same sentence.
And somehow, there's probably a large part of the population that are fine with it.
Not being a learned man of "The Book"...when asked in the context of torture "What Would Jesus Do", I find it hard to believe there is any alternative to "...He wouldn't fucking do it!".
Sheesh. This whack-job sounds like he's right on the edge of promising virgins in heaven to those who wear the white robe dipped in blood. Where do these people come from.
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American Family Association Director: Jesus Christ Would Support the Use of Torture [View all]
big_dog
Dec 2014
OP
A man who dies of torture ... thorns in crown, beating with whips, crucified. Yeah. He would
roguevalley
Dec 2014
#36
Amazing that we have gotten to the point of "Family, Jesus, & Torture" in the same sentence.
CincyDem
Dec 2014
#4
My first initial thought also, this one must be talking about smeone else.
Thinkingabout
Dec 2014
#17
Fischer sure does worship a supportive deity. He agrees with Bryan on absolutely everything.
tanyev
Dec 2014
#11
Why not throw the New Testament in the trash? Conservative Christians completely
liberal_at_heart
Dec 2014
#15
This (for lack of a better word) "person" and his ilk are EXACTLY who "Christians" are talking about
Maedhros
Dec 2014
#22
Oh, yes, mustn't have a Jesus who's a big sissy-lala who turns the other cheek!
WinkyDink
Dec 2014
#27
To be fair, in the story Jesus says that anyone who mistreats a prisoner mistreats Him, and that
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#31