"Is It Christian to Waterboard?"

The pundits are asking if it's christian to waterboard. Have you looked back through history and seen what “Christians” have done to people in the name of their religion? The “Crusades,” for one. The “Inquisition,” for another. I'm not saying they were right or wrong, but they did what they had to do under the conditions extant then, to protect their religion. Waterboarding is nothing like that. Yes, it's uncomfortable. But it doesn't leave any permanent injuries or scars. And it's NOTHING like what Islamic terrorists do to their prisoners. They look upon us as WIMPS because we try to treat them better than they do us. They delight in BEHEADING innocent people who have done them no wrong, and they do it in front of cameras so they can “throw it in our faces.” And the fools running our government shrink at waterboarding? Yes, waterboarding can get wrong information. But it can get GOOD information, too. I'm not suggesting we start beheading them. Although the temptation to treat them the same way they treat us is strong. And waterboarding, as “torture,” is “wimpy” compared to what they do to their prisoners. (Doug Giles)