Was stunned to read this on CNN online this morning and would like some feedback on this: "The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey." Thoughts?
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Interesting, to say the least. Perhaps because the more religious people will more easily accept that some people are evil and believe we are fighting "evil" with everything we can. People who need to attend church to affirm their faith may also be the sort that need to be lead. These are purely speculation, though. I'm not trying to offend anyone.
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Wouldn't suprise me, people who are prepared to accept what they are told without arguing worry me. If you're prepared to accept what youre told about religion without proof, why not other things too.
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Reversing the proposition it would read "The less often Americans go to church, the less likely they are likely to support the torture of suspected terrorists". Doesn't it sound absurd. Supporting something or other is a matter of individual mindset and view points. Whether a suspected terrorist should be tortured and to what degree is a matter that should be decided by the law enforcing authorities. The frequency of going to church does not have anything to do with supporting or opposing the methods of law enforcing authorities to extract information from stubborn suspected terrorists. If anything the frequent church goers could be expected to be more forgiving than the those who visit their church less frequently. Something wrong with the survey results.
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Two sources that I have less than total faith in - CNN and polls. I have no idea how or to whom the questions where asked and if terms, for example "torture" was defined. Too many variables in such news{?} for me to be stunned. Such things make for good sound bits which is what the mass media deals in to a large extent. +5
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stunned to hear that surprises u coming from CNN? they are a sort of media that loves drama, propaganda, and untruth, just so they "get arise and attention" , it makes MONEY!!! terrorists tactics are laws of the land , every country has them...Godly people know we are to "live by the law" of the lands, u do the crime ,u pay the time, and this includes tehmselves.....this is a very "DIABOLICAL" TACTIC of CNN to say the LEAST....judging and sigmatizing the spiritual...u reckon that could be because they are of an UNSPIRITUAL , UNTRUTHFUL , NATURE???thats ANTI CHRIST ,u know????u have good thoughts now...take care:_)
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Religious people tend to be of a Platonic mindset, as opposed to an Aristotelian mindset. Where the Aristotelians view the world in "shades of gray", accepting of the idea that there are situations where perhaps BOTH parties in a conflict are partially at fault, the Platonic mind views the world in black and white, good and evil, - "with us or against us". The "with us" would be simply acting on the side of "Good and Justice", so any tactic used is ok, since it's on the right team. So, no, I'm not surprised, and my personal experiences back up this survey.
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Yes, it may very well be a true connection since the very basis of modern Christian theology is that "Christ died for our sins." That phrase suggests that torture (on the cross) does have some benefits! Christ was tortured and we get saved! It's a very mixed up way to think about God, very dark and puzzling. Click on my avatar if you want more context for this answer. There is a lot more to it than this one point.
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I am not in the least surprised.
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well we tortured and killed Jesus, what heinous attrocity are we NOT capapable of?
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It is obvious - the more people go to church the dafter and more indoctrinated they are, so they are more likely to accept any old tosh dished up by anyone who seems to be more important than themselves.
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Although I am curious as to how torture is defined for this survey, I would assume that people of faith have a better understanding of evil and the necessity to fight and defeat it. Of course this does not include things like dismemberment, inflicting serious pain, or nearly killing a man. the threatening of death and the feeding of fear can hardly be seen as torture, but, of course, the namby-pamby UN and its friendly elite know better than I do. Let's remember, millions of lives hang in the balance in these situations, and that these enhanced techniques are not everyday occurances. Not to mention that if one of these attacks is carried out, we risk losing freedom in response (Patriot Act or worse). Security and Freedom are a very delicate balancing act.
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Some Christians hate Muslims, some Muslims are suspected terrorists. There is the answer, that is, IF what CNN says is true.
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Totally. You have to connect the dots to understand why. Go to church = you're a Right Wing Nut = you approve and want war = you believe everything the government has fed you regarding terrorism, etc. = you believe that torture is good and for the protection of the people and the country and blah blah blah Ultimately, you have to consider the fact that the most hanious and bloodiest crimes ever perpetrated by man have been done in the name of religion. The history of the church is one of violence, bloodshed and hypocrisy, the Bible thing and the Jesus things and the love thing is all a smokescreen to get away with the worst
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It'd be nice to see where they got their numbers.
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Why were you stunned? I expect more of them also support the death penalty and want to ban abortion even in cases of rape and incest. Nothing seems to matter to these people except the propagation of THEIR faith. They were also the largest group of Bush supporters and probably the most bigoted. What do they care if a bunch of foreigners are tortured? Especially Muslim foreigners.
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Most church leaders are into power and control. Most churchgoers do not think rationally. The combination is deadly.
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