Should Christians Endorse Torture?
posted by Josiah Garber on March 9, 2009
in Church, Politics
I think not. How can we love our enemies by torturing them? The really sad thing for me is that many Christians have accepted torture because they felt the need to support their choice for president: George W. Bush. This is a shame. Just like it is shameful for a Christian to vote for Obama and begin to support abortion because they feel the need to continue to defend their choice for president.
We need to get rid of our pride. How do I know this? I had to get rid of my pride to take another look at my vote for George W. Bush and it wasn’t until I did that that I realized how deceived I had been. Perhaps I will write more about why I can’t support George W. Bush and should have never done so in the first place. It is also important to seek out the truth. If you do not have a proper understanding of the policies of your candidate then how can you vote for them? This is about as ludicrous as voting for the 10,000 page 789,000,000,000 dollar bailout without ever reading it; and this is exactly what I did when I voted for Bush. I am sad to see that many people made the same mistake with Obama.
We should not change our beliefs based upon identifying with a political group. This is the danger in supporting a candidate at all costs (even Ron Paul). No political group or personality should have our full allegiance, this should only be reserved for our Lord and Savior Jesus.
Everything that enters our life as Christians should be under the authority of Jesus, and the Word of God. If it isn’t it will, eventually, overtake our allegiance to Christ.
Check out this article on why Christianity and Torture aren’t compatible. I’d love to hear what you think.
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I feel exactly the same way in all regards.
However I think I feel a bit different about Obama vs McCain, I for one am glad that we have a younger, more global candidate. But I’ve heard both sides and so have you. No need to debate it, I guess time will tell if we made the wrong choice.
hmm… definitely gives me something to think about.
can’t say that i know all the “in-depth” issues the president-elects stand for each time election time comes around, but i just have to trust my gut and go with the one that most aligns him/herself with my beliefs, values and morals. last election, it was george w. bush. this year, it was john mccain. like isaac says, only “time will tell if we made the wrong(/right) choice.”
Thanks for the comments. Appreciate it.
Wow this is good……Jonathan