Ben Carson Approves Waterboarding: The "Christian" Conviction That Hellish Violence Works

Alan: Alan: The Christian template of eternal punishment -- punishment more painful than the human mind can conceive -- has become America's core justification for torture. If torment is God's ultimate tool to "enforce" behavioral modification, not only are we authorized to use torture, we would be foolish not to. However... Consider how divine punishment actually worked when "God" used The Great Flood to cleanse the earth of wickedness.

"Prohibition, Noah, Ham And The Curse Of Canaan"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2011/11/daily-dose-111111-prohibition-and-curse.html

"Good Romans" Considered Jesus' Torture Necessary For Imperial Safety

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/when-jesus-was-tortured-good-romans.html

(300 years later, the "resist no evil" Nazarene conquered The Roman Empire.)

Ben Carson is on board with waterboarding

Asked whether he would bring back the practice of waterboarding that the government employed on detainees under President George W. Bush, Carson—who was generally vague—seemed to say he would. "What we do in order to get the info that we need is our business. And I wouldn't necessarily be broadcasting to everybody what we're going to do," Carson said during Thursday's debate. "We've gotten into this mindset of fighting politically correct wars. There is no such thing as a politically correct war."

"Believe me," he added, "if we gave them the mission, which is what the commander-in-chief, if we don't tie their hands behind their back, they'll do it extremely effectively."

Oh, and did he mention that he is "the only one to separate Siamese twins"? Yes, he did.

On Balance, Torture Is Massively Counter-Productive And Self-Destructive

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/on-balance-torture-is-massively.html

Even If Torture Doesn't Work In The Real World, TV Convinces Us It Does

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/even-if-torture-doesnt-work-in-real.html

Black Hawk Down Author: "Torture Has Yielded Few Intelligence Gains"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/black-hawk-down-author-torture-has.html

Better Than Torture

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/better-than-torture.html

Torture Doesn't Work. Here's What Does

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/torture-doesnt-work-heres-what-does.html

The Torture-Free True Story Of The Best USMC Interrogator In WWII

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-torture-free-true-story-of-best.html

Christianity's Bedrock Commitment To Torture: Remaking "The Faithful" In God's Image

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/christianitys-bedrock-commitment-to.html

"My Client, A Torture Victim"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/my-client-torture-victim.html

The Ethics Of Torture Explored In E.M.Coetzee's Painful Novel

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-ethics-of-torture-explored-in-jm.html

The CIA Torture Report Presents A Real Challenge To American Exceptionalism

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-cia-torture-report-poses-real.html

Torture Is Who We Are: A Country, Like A Person, Is What It Does

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/torture-is-who-we-are-country-like.html

The Only CIA Officer In Prison For The Torture Program...

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-only-cia-officer-in-prison-for.html

Why Torture Doesn't Work

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/why-torture-doesnt-work.html

Torture: The CIA's First Detainee Spent 266 Days In A Box The Size Of A Coffin

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-cias-first-detainee-spent-266-days.html

George Will: "The Torture Of Solitary Confinement"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/02/george-will-talks-good-sense-on-torture.html

George Wills' Tortured Logic: The Epitomization Of Speciousness
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/george-wills-tortured-logic.html

Bush's Torture Team: Legal Counselor John Yoo Justifies Crushing Children's Testicles
http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/dubyahs-torture-team-legal-counselor.html

Americans, Especially Catholics, Approve Of Inquisitorial Torture

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/04/americans-especially-catholics-approve.html

CIA Torture Report: Best Pax Posts

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/cia-torture-report-best-pax-posts.html

The CIA Torture Manual Was Written By A Pair Of Charlatans

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-cia-torture-manual-was-written-by.html

"CIA Torture Report A Travesty," Charles Krauthammer

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/cia-torture-report-travesty-charles.html

Dick Cheney On Torturing Prisoners: "I'd Do It Again In A Minute"

http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2014/12/dick-cheney-on-torturing-prisoners-id.html