Follow some simple logic with me now:
The ultimate message of Jesus is love. Jesus wanted his followers to be loving.
Hurting people is not loving.
Therefore, Jesus did not want his followers hurting people.
Torture hurts people. If we follow Jesus, we cannot torture. If we torture, we are not following Jesus.
See how this works?
It is very simple. It does not matter what evil a person has done. It does not matter if they are a sociopath. Torture is inexcusable. Torture is anti-Christian. Every time. All the time.
If we are to love our neighbors, and our neighbors are even those culture tells us to hate, we cannot torture. The moment you torture - The moment you commit violence or cruelty against a fellow human - you have turned against God. You have turned against Jesus. You have begun your own descent into wretchedness.
Instead, forgive your neighbor. Treat them as you would a friend or a sibling or your own beloved child. Show them the path of love and compassion. This is the will of God. Do this, and God's light is realized in you. There is nothing more beautiful. There is nothing more Christian.
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