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Waterboarding was a war crime in WW2. What's changed?

Discussion in 'Political Debate & Discussion' started by JustChristian, May 4, 2009.

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  1. Bro. Curtis

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    Yeah, I've seen you twist that to justify abortion. You say John the Baptist wasn't alive when he jumped in his mother's womb. It is a stance that compromises any "Christian" admonishments you spout off.

    Show me where Jesus bans waterboarding. And don't give me the "love your enemies" quote. If you apply that to information gathering, then you must also believe it was a sin to stop the Japanese & German war machines. You cannot have it both ways.

    The question comes down to this.....

    Does Jesus teach us to be pacifists ?
     
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    Baloney. There were puhlenty of terrorist attacks on several nations before George W. Bush. There will be plenty after Obama.
     
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    Of course there were terrorists before Bush, there are terrorists now, there will be terrorist. Anyone knows that. We are not debating if terrorists exists or now, but that torture and waterboarding by the USA makes it easier to whip up hatred toward us and in turn to recruit more people to train as terrorists. It is elementary. Terror in return for terror breeds more terror.
     
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    Proof please that waterboarding is a recruiting tool.

    Previously you said this repeatedly about the war in Iraq.

    When did the "best recruiting tool" change from the war in Iaq to waterboarding?


    Proof please that Obama saying "no waterboarding" has made a difference in terrorist recruiting.
     
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    More baloney. David cured terrorism for several generations. Dropping a nuke on Japan cured them. You win wars by being fiercer that your enemy is willing to be.
     
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    You are changing topics again. The topic is terrorism using our use of torture to recruit followers. No question about it, it has been their greatest recruiting tool the last 8 years. Try to stay on topic if you can.

    Show me where Jesus taught terror and torture is his way of dealing with enemies.

    If you do not want to follow Jesus' hard teachings, be honest and say so.
     
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    I already did that and gave you a link.

    Read the articles at: http://www.google.com/search?source..._enUS281US281&q=waterboarding+recruiting+tool
     
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    1 Love you neighbor as yourself.
    2 Turn the other cheek
    3 Go the extra mile

    How many do you want?

    Did Jesus every say, "Go to war and kill your enemies?" I think not.

    You said not to use the "love your enemy" quote. Why, was Jesus wrong? Some of his teachings are very hard.
     
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    It's pointless to debate with a bleeding heart. If they had their way we would have no guns in our homes depending on the mighty government to protect us (yeah right). The only people who would have weapons would be the criminals. We would be weak and defenseless (consider how Carter gutted the military). Had he been in power much longer we would have been speaking a Soviet dialect. Only through a strong military and an unwillingness to back down did we win the cold war. Bleeding hearts will be the demise of our country as their pacifism leads us deeper into the hands of our enemies. God help us!!
     
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    Where is the indictment found?
     
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    This thread isn't about abortion. It's about the use of torture techniques by the United States military. You're off-target.
     
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    In other words, you're arguing that might makes right> If the Nazi's had won WW2 that would have indicated that they were right?
     
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    Hogwash, every bit. Show me where David & Nehemiah were admonished for it's use. You can't, because they were not.
     
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    You are right and that is what I've tried to tell him. There is no way a Christian can approve of torture and say he lives by Christ's teachings. None of us are perfect and none of us follow Christ and his teachings perfectly, but to approve of torture is a glaring mistake.


    Again you go off topic. This thread has nothing to do with the OT, nor are we living under the OT. Stay on topic, or is it you realize you have no let to stand on this one and still say you follow Christ?" The topic is terrorist using torture by the USA as a recruiting tool. It has been their most effective recrutiing tool. Go read the links I posted in other replies.
     
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    So you must be saying our WWII actions were wrong, and Jesus taught us to lay down during war time. Is that what you are saying ?
     
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    Mat 5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.
    Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
    Mat 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
    Mat 5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?

    I know you reject this teaching of Jesus but here it is nonetheless.
     
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    Waterboarding isn't torture. And the two of you seem to only know one passage to back up your claim. If we did things your way, everyone would be speaking German.
     
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    Nope. Read it again.
     
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    No it's not. It's about waterboarding. Your O/P was debunked in page one. You just cannot accept it.
     
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    Forget yer leftist links, I don't need them. I was fighting Muslim terrorists back when Carter was president. What did he do to recruit them ?
     
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