Jesus was tortured to death by Roman occupiers. The image of his torture has been used for several purposes, principally the teaching that he intentionally sacrificed himself, like the sacrificial lamb, to rid us of our sins. It’s also been described as unique, which might shock the tens of thousands of other victims crucified in imperial Rome’s efforts to “pacify” Palestine.

That’s a lesson that says his death meant more than his life and his teachings. It’s a lesson that ignores the Christian churches’ propensity to make others sacrificial lambs in order to enforce uniformity of views and to maintain earthly power.

But you’re right in that I misread freep’s point about the Bushies’ position, adopted de facto by deniers like Rahm Emanuel, that what these torturers did could not shock the conscious. Of course it does, which is why they went to such lengths to pretend it didn’t.

Please everyone opposed to torture, let’s give the human side.

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Lurking moderator, I suggest that freep has earned another timeout in the penalty box. Its diction remains awful – not itself a disqualifier by any means – and abusive, and its attacks are personal and often grossly factually wrong.

“He was a champion of human-kind known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals.[2] Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day. His myth has been treated by a number of ancient sources, in which Prometheus is credited with – or blamed for, but credited nonetheless – playing a pivotal role in the early history of humankind.”

we don need no stinkin youtube

I guess I ain’t no Susan Boyle, huh (an people been tellin me they see the resemblance, go figure)

but that was a long time ago in innertoobz years

has he been back since ???

ya gotta be a pretty depraved person, who was birthed by a disgusting scab of a mother, to defend torture, especially if ya claim to be a christian (ain’t it funny how quickly christian morals slip away from some people when they’re scared)

so I figured my troll would prolly be here at some point, and I get a kick out of his delusions

I been reduced to readin people slapping george will with a clue stick (I don’t read george, just the people trying to straighten that crooked fucker out)

I’m gittin desperate here (I got a wingnut jones, what can I say)

but I did learn that if you wear more than one denim clothing item at a time, you’re wearin a “Canadian Tuxedo”, so laughing at george will isn’t a complete waste of time

Obama has committed his first crime against humanity, i.e., protecting torturers.

Nice face. Nice family. But unless he reverses immediately, he will end up in the dock, too.