According to a poll conducted by Faith in Public Life and Mercenary University, 57% of White, Southern Evangelicals think it’s justified for America to torture suspected terrorists into giving us information.

Although, Evangelicals have a Golden Rule exemption here: 52% said that the Enemies’ torture of American Troops is rarely or never justified.

Not that the Golden Rule really matters in the Evangelical mindset; less than a third of self-professed “Christians” said that their opinion on torture relied on Christian Teachings.

So, the irony of all of this is lost on Southern Evangelicals. Most Evangelicals would have had no-problem flaying and crucifying Christ, so long as they got to be the Romans.

The new Golden Rule for Today’s Evangelicals: Do unto others before they do unto you.

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