Pew survey (no pun): Churchgoers are more likely to support torture

So-called "Christians" are supposed to be followers and worshippers of Jesus Christ. And Jesus Christ was supposedly all about love and compassion and tolerance and healing -- at least according to that allegedly holy book.

And so you would think that "Christians" would oppose torture. I think of that bumper sticker that says "Who would Jesus torture?" And I think: Case closed.

But apparently not.

CNN reports:

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.

Aren't these some of the same folks who continue to justify Bush's invasion and occupation of Iraq (which at the time of the invasion posed no threat to us)? And surely these are some of the same folks who lobby against love when they don't approve of who you happen to be attracted to.

If Jesus could see what his "followers" are doing in his name, I'll bet he'd be righteously angry.

Jack Bauer isn't Jesus, folks.