tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post9008935658361391584..comments2023-10-30T10:48:44.999-04:00Comments on Jonathan Merritt - Conversations Create the Change: Christians and TortureJonathan Merritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18317633914257498372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-21414029621029214272008-12-05T21:17:00.000-05:002008-12-05T21:17:00.000-05:00The tension for me is one of love.Can I knowingly ...The tension for me is one of love.<BR/>Can I knowingly allow even one person to die, if I have the means of stopping it? I'm reminded of one of my heroes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who attempted to assassinate Hitler, because Bonhoeffer believed that it was better to murder one man, than allow millions of our brothers and sisters to be killed. This from a guy who wrote an entire Ethics book.<BR/>I Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624977296344341547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-36410080503603270012008-12-03T22:12:00.000-05:002008-12-03T22:12:00.000-05:00The part of this article that spoke to my spirit w...The part of this article that spoke to my spirit was not whether torture was right or wrong...that can be debated and tackeled from so many different perspectives. What really spoke to me was the fact that the Koran was used as a main source of torture. I had to ask myself, if I was put into a prison as a detainee, would they use the Bible as a weapon against me? Would my faith in Jesus be the "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-18198436825060922202008-12-03T19:09:00.000-05:002008-12-03T19:09:00.000-05:00Nice post brother. very well thought out. this i...Nice post brother. very well thought out. this is such a sensitive issue - because it demands us to be humble about the whole issue.<BR/><BR/>well played Jon.<BR/><BR/><BR/>210 Leadership:<BR/>Latest Post: “GOD PLEASE RID ME OF MY UNBELIEF” : The Confession of an Unbelieving Christian . . ."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-74025691103489219652008-12-03T19:03:00.000-05:002008-12-03T19:03:00.000-05:00Anthony. To address your question:I am fairly cert...Anthony. To address your question:<BR/><BR/>I am fairly certain that there is no scriptural reference that would subject the judgement for the results of another's action on one-self...however, what we do ourselves - we will be held accountable for.<BR/><BR/>What I mean to say is - if I were in a position where, through torture, I could "save" lives - I do not believe that there is anything in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-2200065423562911872008-12-03T19:00:00.000-05:002008-12-03T19:00:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-36931813981241853622008-12-03T09:30:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:30:00.000-05:00I think this area is a tadbit more gray than we li...I think this area is a tadbit more gray than we like to admit. What is the cost of saving lives? Is there any such thing as a necessary evil? I don't know if assassinating rulers is the best idea, but if discovering information from terrorists will stop a building from being blown up, what is the greater good? A thousand people in a building, a single terrorist. Personally, I don't want to an Antparrotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05598293808354760940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6152414280236923890.post-76837541727044019102008-12-03T09:14:00.000-05:002008-12-03T09:14:00.000-05:00The only thing I will say in response to this is t...The only thing I will say in response to this is that, as a Christian, I am against intentionally killing or harming another human in any way. No matter who the victim is - there is <I>never</I> any necessary reason to ever harm or kill anyone - be it a terrorist, a dictator, an intruder in your home, or an unborn baby. There is <I>never</I> a reasonable or necessary time to do so in <I>any</IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com