Who can you think of that had a worse death than Jesus...?

Question

and didn't get to come back in a couple days and be the boss' son forever?

Answer 1

Hypatia, the last librarian of Alexandria, was skinned alive by a christian mob.

Answer 2

I wouldn't say worse, but the people from the bus collision at Carrollton, Kentucky on May 14, 1988 comes to mind...27 people burned to death...some of them were literally melted to their seats...all because of a drunk driver...Then of course the Holocaust...there are too many to name, but I believe the biggest difference is that Jesus died for us

Answer 3

Jayne Mansfield.

Answer 4

the Salem witch trials for starters,the Jews during WWII.the tribes that were destroyed by the Inquisition.the torture by the religious on the so-called evil heretics.the crusades killed and tortured all in the name of god

Answer 5

Various tortures inflicted by the Christian church:

"Breaking on the Wheel. The naked heretic had each limb and joint broken precisely to avoid any fatal blows. He was then 'braided' into the spokes of the wheel and hoisted on to a post. There he was exposed to the elements – or left to be twirled by passers by who wanted to join in the fun."

"The Pope's Pears: The vaginal pear was used on woman who had sex with the Devil or his familiars. The rectal pear was used on passive male homosexuals and the oral pear was used on heretical preachers or lay persons found guilty of unorthodox practices. Inserted into the mouth, anus or vagina of the victim, the pear was expanded by use of the screw until the insides are ripped, stretched and mutilated, almost always causing death. The pointed ends of the 'leaves' were good for ripping the throat, intestines or cervix open."

"The Judas Cradle: The victim is raised up by the rope or chain and then lowered until the vagina, anus or the coccyx rests on the point. The torturer could vary the pressure by hanging weights from the victim or rocking or raising and dropping the victim from various heights."

"Iron Spider: The iron would usually be heated to red-hot and then used to slowly rip the breasts from the body. It would be used for such crimes as heresy, adultery, self-induced abortions, blasphemy and other "hideous" crimes."

"Strapado: Designed to dislocate the shoulders of a victim by hoisting him off the ground, allowing him to fall, and stopping him suddenly before he touched the ground. To add to the torment, weights (varying from 50 to 500 pounds) were tied to the victim's body to dislocate a greater number of bones."

"Cat's Paw: A clawed rake, used to rip the person's flesh and tear the flesh from the bones of any part of his or her body"

"Slow Burn: A 16th century device to lift the victim in and out of the fire, roasting him alive slowly instead of burning him all at once. "

"Extreme Makeover: The rack – everybody's favourite. Well, perhaps only of Inquisitors for whom it was the instrument of choice after the pulley had failed. For the helpless victim dislocation of every joint in the body and elongations up to 12" were possible. 'Surgeons' might reset joints to allow the torture to be repeated. Severe lacerations and loss of blood would result from racking even without the additional use of red hot pincers to tear off nipples, tongues, ears, noses, and genitals. A sadist's banquet – and of course it brought the wretched heretics closer to God."

"The Holy Trinity: When a sinner had "blasphemed the holy name of god", or when he had perhaps told some truth about the local priest, it was customary to apply the holy trinity. The Iron mask was heated in an open fire until red hot, then put upon his head. The scourge, also red hot, was then applied to his back. After the mask had cooled, it was removed from the sinner, taking skin (and usually eyeballs) with it. The prisoner's mouth was then opened and red hot pincers were used to remove the prisoner's tongue. It is interesting to note that the Holy Trinity was designed not to cause death, so that the maimed, blinded and mute prisoner could live out his days as a burden to his family and as a testimony to what happens when one lets his tongue wag too freely."

Other variations: • Ears bored out • Tongue cut out • Set down (by pulley) into a fire by degrees • Thrown to dogs • Hung up by the heels and choked with smoke • Disembowelled • Sharp instruments forced under nails and into other body parts • Racked until their bowels broke out • Throats cut with butcher knives • Knocked on the head with axes

"Torture Chambers "For 1500 hundred years, the Christian Church systematically operated torture chambers throughout Europe. Torture was the rule, not the exception. Next to the Bible, the most influential and venerated book in Christian history was the Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of Witches), which was a step-by-step tutorial in how to torture "witches' and "sorcerers".
David Mills (Science Shams & Bible Bloopers, p361)"

Answer 6

Anyone killed in the Spanish Inquisition (run by the catholics)

Answer 7

Millions of Jews, for one.

And pretty much anybody who had lung cancer.

Answer 8

I would say Peter, as he was hung upside down... can't think of anyone else of the top of my head..

Answer 9

any1 who was drawn and quartered

Answer 10

everyone!!!