More of the “Torture Documents” from the Bush Administration have been released to the public.
I am not sure which is more disturbing, the torture itself or the fact that it was authorized and applied under administration of a self proclaimed evangelical conservative Christian.
Christianity is, after all, a religion based on the teachings of Jesus who was brutally tortured and executed at the hands of the Roman Empire.
Jesus was:
– Flogged
– Beaten, Mocked, and Humiliated by his prison guards (Don’t forget that crown of thorns!)
– Physically Broken Down (Carrying that cross couldn’t have been easy.)
– Executed by means of Exposure, Suffocation, and Accumulated Bodily Harm (Crucifixion is the punishment for sedition. It is meant to be slow. It is meant to send a message to the population at large.)
Additionally, many of the early followers of Jesus were likewise tortured and crucified.
Did we as country, under Christian leadership, abandoned the message of Jesus and instead embrace the ethic of the Roman Empire?
Peace, Paul
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