2006-11-21 05:04:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm Catholic/Christian & I will quote from my source exactly what my church says about torture under the heading "Respect for bodily integrity"-- Torture which uses physical or moral violence to extract confessions, punish the guilty, frighten opponents, or satisfy hatred is contrary to respect for the person & for human dignity.
In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord recalls the commandment, "You shall not kill," & adds to it the banning of anger, hatred & vengeance. Going further, Christ asks his disciples to turn the other cheek, to love their enemies. He told Peter to leave his sword in its shealth.
2006-11-21 05:44:47 · answer #1 · answered by Judith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think of this....Jesus was tortured and crucified but he said no bad thing against them yet asked forgiveness for them saying they know not what they're doing. It is God's job to do judging and to take revenge, not ours. So even though it is very sad what happens, we are not to take it into our own hands. God will repay them in the end.
2006-11-21 05:16:34 · answer #2 · answered by snowtiger30 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a christian but certainly not a perfect one, nobody is. I think torcher is wrong but in the defense of your country and the safety of our military, I'm OK with it considering the pain they have caused us and how they would love nothing better than to kill all Americans.
2006-11-21 05:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by Big Rick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's not good, but you already knew that.
2006-11-21 05:07:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would have to be "turn the other cheek" and to forgive.
2006-11-21 05:06:56 · answer #5 · answered by Sgt. Pepper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
****NO OFFENSE INTENDED*****
christianity belives that non-belivers will burn in hell therfore you can guess its stand on Islamic Terrorist Torture
2006-11-21 05:08:46 · answer #6 · answered by mikhail_oza 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋