McWay - I'm not saying we should let terrorist do anything.
this is not complicated.
Let's say we have someone in custody we suspect has knowledge of a future terrorist action.
Do we choose a method such as waterboarding which is illegal, which dehumanizes both parties, is known to produce an abundance of false information, can be used as a recruiting tool, etc... or do we choose other methods which don't have any of these problems and produce better results?
First, your statement is loaded with questionable assumptions and flat-out falsehoods. First, waterboarding was NOT illegal. Secondly, whether the information gathered is "false" is the subject of debate.
Third, at the end of the day, we got KSM and others to talk, resulting in the saving of American lives.
Also, many christians would argue that those bible quotes apply at all times. I mean for christ sakes it's kind of hard to see how these quotes would not apply during a time of war and you know full well that there were constant and ongoing wars at the time the bible was written and pretty much continously from the dawn of time.
And exactly with whom was Israel at war, when the New Testament was written? That would be NOBODY. They were already under Roman subjugation.
If anything, real christians like you should be praying for the terrorists and certainly have no religious ground to support torturing them. Maybe you're not really a true christian
But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you (Luke 6:27-28).
One, who says that Christians aren't praying for them (another foolish assumption, on your part).
The irony of all is that, for all of your silly talk, you are doing the very thing you accuse Christians of doing: picking and choosing verses.
The Bible also says, "If a man sheds another man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed". But, anyone with a grain of common sense (which disqualifies you, at the moment) can see, when such applies and when it does not.
