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What is your view on waterboarding?
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North Carolina Tentmaker
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I agree with you Ken.KenH said:
Now do you want that marked with like a sharpie or something more permenant like a tattoo? I know we can put it on your forehead.
Must be getting close to bed time.
How did Christ command us to treat our enemies?
North Carolina Tentmaker said:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Good one.
I think I'll get a drink of water. I'm bored.
PS: Ken, al Qaeda does waterboarding? I have never heard of them doing that, just sawing off heads and body parts or dousing with gasoline and lighting afire. No one here is suggesting that we do those things like al Qaeda.
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I really learned a lot today. It had been a while since I read Nehemiah, and I highly encourage everyone to study this book.
That being said, I still would like to know why Pelosi OKed it. Maybe Clinton was president when she did ?
Anyhoo, great topic.
That being said, I still would like to know why Pelosi OKed it. Maybe Clinton was president when she did ?
Anyhoo, great topic.
Bro. Curtis said:
She was OK with it in 2002, so 9/11 was still fresh in her mind is my guess.
Anyway, I'll put in my final word on this thread
. The carnal part of me has absolutely no problem with waterboarding or using any other technique to extract information from terrorists, or even domestic criminals. It's when I try and put that carnal nature away that I have a problem with it. I hope that many of you have been talking from your carnal nature on this thread and don't honestly believe that in God's eyes waterboarding is a proper practice.
My hope is that people let the Holy Spirit lead them, and not human emotions on either side of the argument.
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Jesus said to do unto othere as you would have them do unto you. This is his way. It contains no promise that we will get from others any comparable behavior. How could it? The world says do unto others before they do you. That sounds a bit preemptive in judgement, and is driven by fear, or suspicions and anticipation of evil....... whether warrented or not. We have choices; we can do it God's way and have faith that he is the rewarder of those who seek and follow in his will, or do it the worlds' way and discover as we have judged so we are judged.
I do believe, and hope, the reports of torture have been exaggerated. I can't believe that a country which takes the high moral ground will ever be without friends....or God's favor. But a country which has built its reputation around such presentation, once it becomes known to be as corrupt in its operations as most others....it is no longer counted by degrees....the failure is great. To those to whom much is given, much shall be required. Loosing the high moral ground means the piper will be paid. We've had moral ground and our position of leadership in the world because of it. We are already loosing it, and the world stands ready, eager, and jealous to judge us.
I do believe, and hope, the reports of torture have been exaggerated. I can't believe that a country which takes the high moral ground will ever be without friends....or God's favor. But a country which has built its reputation around such presentation, once it becomes known to be as corrupt in its operations as most others....it is no longer counted by degrees....the failure is great. To those to whom much is given, much shall be required. Loosing the high moral ground means the piper will be paid. We've had moral ground and our position of leadership in the world because of it. We are already loosing it, and the world stands ready, eager, and jealous to judge us.
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