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inanna

(3,547 posts)
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:07 PM Dec 2014

Fischer: Jesus Would Support The Use Of Torture (Right Wing Watch)

The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer is continuing his defense of the CIA's use of torture, writing today that liberals "would drag the Bible’s heroes before the courts at Nuremberg and charge them with crimes against humanity" and suggesting on his radio program that Jesus would support the use of torture in a time of war.

Fischer argued on his radio program today that the Bible makes certain things permissible during times of war that would not be permissible during times of peace, adding that Jesus is a "warrior" who would probably approve of torture.

"Christianity is not a pacifist religion," Fischer said. "The God that we serve is described in Exodus 15 as a 'man of war.' Now we often think of gentle Jesus, meek and mild, but let's not forget, according to Romans 19:13, when he comes back ... he will be riding a white horse and wearing his own robe, dipped in blood. That is a robe that is worn by a warrior who is inflicting casualties on the foe. So this is gentle Jesus, meek and mild; when we comes back, his robe is going to be dipped in blood because he too is a warrior":

Link: http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/fischer-jesus-would-support-use-torture

Video @ link. (I don't know how to add video in posts).
This guy is nucking futz.

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Fischer: Jesus Would Support The Use Of Torture (Right Wing Watch) (Original Post) inanna Dec 2014 OP
"...when he comes back ... he will be riding a white horse and wearing his own robe, pangaia Dec 2014 #1
this may YET be the craziest thing he has ever said! VanillaRhapsody Dec 2014 #2
Sure, lots of things are OK if you're at war: raping, pillaging, torturing, lying, it's all good. Shrike47 Dec 2014 #3
Jesus was a white American Deny and Shred Dec 2014 #4
Morons 1:1. Snort! Scuba Dec 2014 #5
Immediate Psychiatric Intervention Hockey Dad Dec 2014 #6
I totally agree! inanna Dec 2014 #7

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
1. "...when he comes back ... he will be riding a white horse and wearing his own robe,
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:11 PM
Dec 2014

dipped in blood..."

I don't know about the dipped in blood stuff, but the Lone Ranger rode a white horse. For all I know, he still does...

 

VanillaRhapsody

(21,115 posts)
2. this may YET be the craziest thing he has ever said!
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:20 PM
Dec 2014

"Turn the other cheek" "Prince of peace" "lamb of God" pacifist Jesus Christ would endorse torture? THAT is some severely twisted logic!!!!


Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
3. Sure, lots of things are OK if you're at war: raping, pillaging, torturing, lying, it's all good.
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:21 PM
Dec 2014

What a pity that we're always at war.

These guys have a bizarre view of Christianity, that's all I can say. If Jesus was a warrior, why did he let them crucify him?

Deny and Shred

(1,061 posts)
4. Jesus was a white American
Mon Dec 15, 2014, 07:22 PM
Dec 2014

who spoke English, drove a pickup, open carried as a proud member of the NRA, and voted Republican. (Morons 1:1)

The bible and the Constitution have now become putty to be molded to say whatever one on the right wants them to say.

When he comes back? Exodus predates Jesus coming the first time by thousands of years.

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