I Have No Explanation

The Pew Forum released some interesting poll results earlier in the week. In quick, short summary:

the greater the frequency of church attendance by white evangelicals and Catholics, the higher their support for torture.

Huh????

Talk about something that makes absolutely NO SENSE to my mind.

Is it that in our country the higher frequency of church attendance has become a more central part of the life of conservatives?

Is it that something about the greater frequency of attendance at church changes a person's assumptions about being able to do something in for the right reasons makes it right?

Is it.....?

I will let that to some sociologist or social psychology student. As for me, it makes me cringe. It makes me fear for the morality and ethics of a country that could be directed by such religious ideas. It shows the gap that can often exist between what we say we believe and how we put those beliefs into the world.

Perhaps if Jesus were around today he would add another example to his list of the sheep and goats....

I was being tortured and you
a) tried to stop it
b) cheered the torturer
c) debated the ethics
d) prayed for my soul
e) went back to whatever you were doing and pretended it hadn't happened.

Is it any wonder that many non-Christians wonder what we truly believe?