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An Open Letter to Jesus: My God Would Torture to Save Lives

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....There was also this gem of a quote from Christian Right leader Gary Bauer:
There are a lot of things Jesus wouldn’t do because he’s the son of God. I can’t imagine Jesus being a Marine or a policeman or a bank president, for that matter. The more appropriate question is, ‘What is a follower of Jesus permitted to do?’

I think if we believe the person we have can give us information to stop thousands of Americans from being killed, it would be morally suspect to not use harsh tactics to get that information.
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An Open Letter to Jesus

Dear Jesus,

A lot of your followers are into torture.


They say, Jesus, that you wouldn't want to do it. But they say it is good for your followers to torture because it saves lives.

But I am a little unclear on this, dear Jesus.

Since you are the Savior and want to Save lives then why wouldn't you grab gallons of water and torture suspected terrorists. If you can really save thousands of lives by a lot of water, beatings, and sleep deprivation then, Jesus, you should be all for it. To put it in the words of your righteous follower Gary Bauer, it would be morally suspect for you "to not use harsh tactics to get that information."

Jesus, another thing that doesn't make much sense about your holy subject's words is that if being a Marine or a Policeman saves lives then why wouldn't you want to do it. Wouldn't it be immoral for you not to grab a gun and get busy in saving the lives of Americans.

So dear Jesus, I want a Savior that really gets down and dirty trying to save others. I don't want some Savior that will have others do his dirty work. I want a God that will grab that gun or those gallons of water and get busy saving lives.

I really don't like it when the Christian right tries to you into "a morally suspect" God. I want a God that is not troubled by conscience or ashamed to torture. I want a God that will torture with the best of the torturers because, after all, we are saving thousands of lives.

I want a God that is ruthless in the "War on Terror" and knows haw to smite the enemies of America.

So Jesus, don't let your followers make you into a lesser God. Show them that you are a God of action and torture to save lives. Let us know that those words on "Love" and "turning the other cheek" should only be applied to your brothers and sisters and not to your enemies. Well maybe you included enemies in the good book, but nobody follows by that book anyway and least of all your followers.

Jesus, I pray that you will get the message out to all Christians everywhere that they shouldn't be troubled by torture and that if you were around you would be doing it too. Also let them know that you would also be a marine or a policeman.

Your servant Mr. Bauer is probably right that you could not bring yourself to be a banker. I guess you are into saving lives and not saving money. Or at least that is what your followers keep telling us because they always say you need more money. Maybe you should start saving money too because you never seem to have enough of it and are always asking for more. Maybe being a banker would help you out with your cash problems because you could get the US government to give you trillions, like they do your humble servants the bankers.

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Man!!!!.....are you for Real!!!!! by Ernest on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:02:20 AM
Easy with the exclamation marks by Kimmo Salonen on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:38:44 AM
Blasphemy? by Grant Lawrence on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:39:12 PM
Blasphemy by Pulladigm on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 10:30:01 AM
Telling it like it is. by Robert N Smith on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:18:12 AM
Jesus already answered your letter; and ... by Philip Pease on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:27:42 AM
who to torture? by gravity32 on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:30:18 AM
Lest we forget by karmacounselor on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:34:04 AM
And Suddenly by shadow dancer on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 11:04:53 AM
The Passion of The Christ by Gustav Wynn on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 11:11:42 AM
We Do Jesus a Disfavor When.... by Grant Lawrence on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 6:46:52 PM
Follower in name only by TomK on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 3:57:59 PM
Followers by Grant Lawrence on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 10:47:18 PM
The Tortuous Subject of Torture by Lance L. Landon on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 5:05:39 PM
Inquisition ? by Nemo on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 10:09:40 PM
Myself by shadow dancer on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 10:43:43 PM
Not a Savior Just a Helper by Grant Lawrence on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 10:52:03 PM
I think I shall take care about ....... by Ernest on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 12:06:29 AM
Just Emailing by shadow dancer on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 1:18:48 AM
Matthew 18:34-35 by Tom Usher on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 2:18:52 AM
Jesus? Torture? by Bryan Emmel on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 4:03:34 AM
Read the book by Pulladigm on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 10:18:15 AM