A former candidate for USA vice-president equates torture and Holy Baptism, and one of the nation's most powerful political lobbies erupts into cheers and applause.
The incident embarrassed a group of Christians calling themselves "Faithful America" and they launched a petition that began with the words,
For Christians, torture is not a joke
They're right about that. Christians have never treated torture as a joke. Christians have always regarded torture as a very serious business indeed. They used it to their advantage during 600 years of Inquisitions and they were mightily annoyed when secular governments forced them give it up about 200 years ago. Consider these devices invented by the followers of gentle Jesus, meek and mild:
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