Obsidian Wings: Legalizing Torture

This blog entry discusses an effort in congress to legalize the practice of Extraordinary rendition," which, evidently, is the practice of sending suspected terrorists to countries that practice torture. Think about it. We are saying that it is wrong to torture, we badmouth terrorists for their extreme methods, yet we are willing to send suspects (not convicted or sure bad guys, but suspected) terrorists to a place where others will do the torture for us. Unbelievable.

Question: if you believe that killing is wrong, but put the object of your hatred in front of someone who is willing to do the killing, are you any less morally responsible?

I go back to one of my ongoing questions as well. This administration and the Republican dominated congress are big on their Christian faith. How does torture fit in there? It is one thing to believe that Jesus supports bombing efforts, but can you really see Jesus of Nazareth sitting in the corner while someone hooks up a Philistine to battery cables? Is Jesus the one smoking and smiling while the suspect shudders as the shock hits his body?

Our moral sense is fading and going fast. And it isn't the porn industry that is doing it. It isn't the liberal pro-abortion people who are doing it. It is the moral majority--family values crowd who are promoting, supporting, or tolerating the biggest moral relativism in recent memory. Someone in Bush's Justice office wrote a memo earlier this year justifying torture. Bush responded by saying hadn't read the memo (duh), but then appointed the memo writer to the appelate court.

Evidently, according to President Jesus, torture in the pursuit of global power is no vice.

I am sick to my very core.