ED Ed
Have you ever served in the military?
Do you know anyone who has served in the military?
Do you know anyone who has experienced combat?
Do you know anyone who was a prisoner of war?
Do you know anyone who has been wounded in combat?
Do you know anyone who was killed in combat?
Have you ever been in a Muslim country?
Are you an authority on what the Koran teaches?
Have you ever tortured anyone?
Do you know what constitutes torture?
Have you ever humiliated or shamed anyone?
Hummm ...
I missed this one earlier.
Brother Elder OldRegular, though I respect you as a Church Elder, you have no authority, delegation, duty, nor SENSE to cross examine me in this way. But I'll answer them anyway. I like to talk about me anyway ;-)
Have you ever served in the military?
Yes. 4 years enlisted in the Air Force during the Vietnam era, Feb 1963 to Dec 1966. For 31 Years 1976-2006 I worked as an Electrical or Software Engineer for the US AF. I worked about 3 full years worth on the midnight watches and had lots of time to talk to Military people. The consensus is the same: No torture, torture is NOT an American value. Torture is NOT a good way to collect intelligence. The only people who would resort to torture to collect intelligence are perverts, losers, and/or the mean.
Do you know anyone who has served in the military?
I have spoken with thousands of people who have served in all capacities in the Military. They consensus is that there is NO REASON for the US Military to employ torture for any reason.
Do you know anyone who has experienced combat?
Yes. I have spoken with people in WW2, Korea, Vietnam, Panama (more of an arrest operation), Grenada, Sinai, Somali, Bosnia
Do you know anyone who was a prisoner of war?
Yes. My Dad's Older brother John Edwards spent the last 3 months of WW2 in the hands of the Germans. At that time the American, Brit.and French POWs in captivity were fed more than the general German population and more than the Russian (and their allies) POWs. It was an attempt to get favorable treatment by the US, Brits, and French after the war. He died in his late 70s.
Do you know anyone who has been wounded in combat?
Yes. My Father, Cpl Edwards, was wounded in combat and drew 100% disability from 1945 until his early death in 1975. He lived in Military hospitals from 1945 to 1947. He died 20 years early (according to family history) dying from a cancer that started in the area of his left lung which could not be treated cause they could not find the source in the midst of all the scar tissue. He lived in torture and tribulation from those wounds for 30 years. He traveled across France in a Red Cross train -- he knew the number of cars in the train cause every one of them bounced his when the train stopped. His spleen was gone. He had two patches of skin on his left fore-arm and his left hip - skin came from his rear (rear skin has hardly any hair, fore-arm is a harry place). Half his stomach was gone - he had gastronomical troubles all his life. half his elbow as gone and he could not lift more than 5 pounds with that hand and did not have full use of the hand.
Do you know anyone who was killed in combat?
Yes. I have lost several friends and acquaintances in combat. Sgt. Hernandez was killed at the same time as my Dad was wounded (just inside Germany but the Government lied for their purposes and said it was in Belgium). Bones from hit my Dad as Sgt Hernandez died. Dad never said anything bad about any Mexican person, Mexican looking person, or a person with a Spanish Surname. Sgt. Hernandez saved Dad's life that day.
Have you ever been in a Muslim country?
No.
Are you an authority on what the Koran teaches?
No. But I have spoken at length with U S Military who are Koran believers (Both Officer and Enlisted). They are 100% Americans and 100% Muslims.
Have you ever tortured anyone?
No. And will die before I do or am 'made' to do so. BTW, most torturers don't like to get their knuckles brused but see no reason not to let the tortured torture. Torturers should be slain before they spread their perversion to others :-(
Do you know what constitutes torture?
Yes. I know too much about torture. I have a hard time having a positive Christian attitude cause I know way to much about torture.
Have you ever humiliated or shamed anyone?
No. In the late 1960s and early 1970s as both a College Student and a Public High School Teacher I was an activist against hazing. Starting when I retired from the Government in 2006 I became an activist against all forms of family abuse. Seems that families with a pattern of abuse (family torture) -- in such families, all the members abuse all the other members. But hey, I talked to PHD candidates and Masters candidates, but never took a College Course in abuse.
BTW, now that I have answered your 'quiz', you answer your quiz. Thank you.
