It is about time a clear and articulate defense of torture was made. Watch this pundit give one tightly reasoned argument after another. When finished, chances are you will be pro-tort too.
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Yes, I first heard torture being discussed calmly and seriously about 6 years ago on the McLaughlin group. I’m pretty sure it was before 9/11 but I could be wrong. But it was long before it was revealed that our governent is doing it. So the insiders were informed in advance and were starting to normalize the concept with the populace.
Just yesterday Sean Hannity said, “we don’t believe in torture. Not torture. We believe in strong interrogation methods.”
Yes we are living in 1984. The previous CIA chief called waterboarding a “professional interrogation technique.”
But let’s play with Hannity’s statement a bit.
We don’t believe in spanking. Not spanking. We believe in applied modulated pressure.
We don’t believe in imperialistic wars of conquest. Not imperialistic wars of conquest. We believe in relocating our military to nations we deem incooperative with our agenda.
We don’t believe in homosexuality. Not homosexuality. We believe in affectionate same sex physical interaction.
We don’t believe in spying on American citizens. Not spying on American citizens. We believe in listening in on the conversations of potential terrorists. (And of course all American citizens are potential terrorists.)
Calvin said that the ridiculous should be ridiculed. This comedian does just that. Those who argue that waterboarding is not torture are ridiculous.
And not only ridiculous, but evil. Why is the church silent on this issue?
Unfortunately, the link in the main post above is dead.[It's fixed now -- TJH]
Why is the church silent on this issue? I have a few thoughts, which I shall list in frustration.
Because it is a silenced church; because of the two kindgdom view; because we are busy protecting the gospel; because ministers don’t want to jepardize their fat salaries which afford 4 vacations + 1 sabbatical (=6 vacations) per year; because the average laymen is a puppet, having compromised his critical thinking tools by listening for years to Rush and Fox News; because the seminaries are preparing orthodox soul winners and not orthodox culture builders; because we like Kline, not Kuyper; because on Sunday, the Colts/Pats trumps worship.
In short, because of unfaithful churchmen, which may be idolatry.
I’m glad you two (MRB, TJH) are not silent. I’m amazed that you are still elders.
[editor's note: TJH is not ordained]
Why is the church silent?
Is it lukewarm. Francis Schaeffer called people to stand up against evil, but how quickly we forget. It boggles the mind that a person calling himself a Christian (Robertson) can endorse an evil man like Giuliani, but it happened.
A little off topic, but this clip of George Carlin on euphemisms is both funny and insightful. (Hard-edged but relatively clean for Carlin; two or three vulgarities.)