Not to go back to last week's discussion, but the WWJT debate continues all around us. You may remember last week we talked on the blog and in class about our views on torture, both as Americans and as followers of Jesus. Needless to say, we had a good spirited discussion, and ended up with opinions on all sides.
Well, yesterday I came across this AP article that rehashes much of our in-class discussion. Included is a quote from former presidential candidate Gary Bauer, who supports the view that Jesus would be allright with "enhanced interrogation techniques." TV talking head Keith Olberman opined in response to Bauer during his "Worst Person in the World" segment last night, watch:
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I think it is extremely disingenuous of Bauer to imply there is no conflict between the practice of Christian faith and the practice of torture. Christians worship a man/God who was tortured to death by the government. That government told its citizens that Jesus posed a threat to their peace and security. The government did such a good job selling this point that the people themselves believed it and began to demand crucifixion of this "dangerous" man. I imagine if you could go back in time and poll the on-lookers at the crucifixion, most people would claim that they supported Jesus' torture and death. And what did Jesus say? Forgive them, for they don't know what they're doing. Are we so sure we know what we're doing now?
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