We don't claim to have all the answers, but the way of Jesus seems to carry some weight and pretty significant bearing on the issues of the day. No, we don't claim to have all the answers, but Jesus raises for us some heavy questions...
How do we reconcile the following?
Please feel free to comment, to respond and dialogue, but keep the attitude that maintains peace, and understanding, and strive to speak in love.
The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey.
More than half of people who attend services at least once a week -- 54 percent -- said the use of torture against suspected terrorists is "often" or "sometimes" justified. Only 42 percent of people who "seldom or never" go to services agreed, according to the analysis released Wednesday by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life.
White evangelical Protestants were the religious group most likely to say torture is often or sometimes justified -- more than six in 10 supported it. People unaffiliated with any religious organization were least likely to back it. Only four in 10 of them did.
And Jesus Said...
"Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength. And the second is like it (= Just as important), Love your neighbor as yourself."
And Jesus said...
"Do unto others as you'd have them do to you."
And Jesus said...
"But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you... "If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
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