Comments on: Baptist Ethicist Statement on Executive Orders http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders News & Commentary About All Things Baptist Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:32:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Alexwebmaster http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html#comment-18608 Alexwebmaster Tue, 03 Mar 2009 10:33:10 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1821#comment-18608 Hello webmaster I would like to share with you a link to your site write me here preonrelt@mail.ru Hello webmaster
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]]> By: Joe Blackmon http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html#comment-7566 Joe Blackmon Tue, 27 Jan 2009 02:29:49 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1821#comment-7566 Cat's Dad Come on, dude. Didn't you get the memo? America is the enemy. Gosh, don't you know nuthin'? Cat’s Dad

Come on, dude. Didn’t you get the memo? America is the enemy. Gosh, don’t you know nuthin’?

]]> By: Cat's Dad http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html#comment-7552 Cat's Dad Tue, 27 Jan 2009 01:51:53 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1821#comment-7552 In less than one week, President Obama has come through on his promise of "change." Think about it. We now can insure that terrorist detainees will not get all wet or uncomfortable, AND offer to pay for their wives back home to have abortions. Let us pray our leader will be able to see out of both lenses and recognize who the enemies are. In less than one week, President Obama has come through on his promise of “change.”

Think about it. We now can insure that terrorist detainees will not get all wet or uncomfortable, AND offer to pay for their wives back home to have abortions.

Let us pray our leader will be able to see out of both lenses and recognize who the enemies are.

]]> By: Joe Blackmon http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html#comment-7456 Joe Blackmon Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:30:27 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1821#comment-7456 Of course, instead of making this poor decision just as the left wanted him to do, there is another solution to torture. If the enemy simply would lay down their weapons and agree to live peacefully there would be no problems. We would have no enemy soldiers to capture and interigate. The good guys (that would be us--have to explain that to liberals) would win. Of course, instead of making this poor decision just as the left wanted him to do, there is another solution to torture.

If the enemy simply would lay down their weapons and agree to live peacefully there would be no problems. We would have no enemy soldiers to capture and interigate. The good guys (that would be us–have to explain that to liberals) would win.

]]> By: DAvid Lowrie http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html#comment-6996 DAvid Lowrie Sun, 25 Jan 2009 01:18:34 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1821#comment-6996 Thank you for this reminder about the dark side of leadership today. I pray the Lord will guide President Obama as he seeks to keep our land safe, and yet be human and just to our enemies. Loving enemies like Jesus taught is by far the most powerful way to change the world. David Lowrie Thank you for this reminder about the dark side of leadership today. I pray the Lord will guide President Obama as he seeks to keep our land safe, and yet be human and just to our enemies. Loving enemies like Jesus taught is by far the most powerful way to change the world.

David Lowrie

]]> By: Michael Westmoreland-White http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html#comment-6848 Michael Westmoreland-White Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:47:12 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1821#comment-6848 Nice statement from Dave. Thanks for posting it, Aaron. Nice statement from Dave. Thanks for posting it, Aaron.

]]> By: Closing Gitmo & Secret Prisons; Banning Torture « Levellers http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/2009/01/baptist-ethicist-statement-on-executive-orders.html#comment-6804 Closing Gitmo & Secret Prisons; Banning Torture « Levellers Fri, 23 Jan 2009 20:37:22 +0000 http://www.thebigdaddyweave.com/?p=1821#comment-6804 [...] An order to place all interrogations under the standards of the U.S. Army Field Manual (which spells out interrogation techniques allowed by international law, especially the Geneva Conventions), effectively banning torture.  Several sources seem to see a loophole for expanding those interrogation techniques in the order, but given the people Obama is putting in the Office of Legal Counsel, I don’t really fear that he will allow torture to sneak back in.  I worry more that what is ended by executive order could be allowed again by another executive order in a future administration.  Congress should act quickly to require all interrogations be controlled by the standards of the Geneva Conventions and the relevant treaties against torture. Statute removes this from simply policy differences.  (Prosecuting past abuses does this, too–putting all future administrations on notice.) We need to be vigilant, here. All politicians like to give themselves “wiggle room” vis-a-vis the law and Obama the Constitutional Scholar will struggle with Obama the Commander in Chief in a world of terrorist networks.  Congress, the courts, and WE, the PEOPLE, need to work against any temptations to backslide back into the Bush era.  Faith networks like Evangelicals for Human Rights and the National Religious Coalition Against Torture need to play our part–because stupid pro-torture TV shows like “24″ are shaping public attitudes where moral authorities do not speak up. UPDATE:  Aaron Weaver has posted the public reaction from my friend, Baptist ethicist Dave Gushee, founder of Evangelicals for Human Rights, on these orders at this link! [...] [...] An order to place all interrogations under the standards of the U.S. Army Field Manual (which spells out interrogation techniques allowed by international law, especially the Geneva Conventions), effectively banning torture.  Several sources seem to see a loophole for expanding those interrogation techniques in the order, but given the people Obama is putting in the Office of Legal Counsel, I don’t really fear that he will allow torture to sneak back in.  I worry more that what is ended by executive order could be allowed again by another executive order in a future administration.  Congress should act quickly to require all interrogations be controlled by the standards of the Geneva Conventions and the relevant treaties against torture. Statute removes this from simply policy differences.  (Prosecuting past abuses does this, too–putting all future administrations on notice.) We need to be vigilant, here. All politicians like to give themselves “wiggle room” vis-a-vis the law and Obama the Constitutional Scholar will struggle with Obama the Commander in Chief in a world of terrorist networks.  Congress, the courts, and WE, the PEOPLE, need to work against any temptations to backslide back into the Bush era.  Faith networks like Evangelicals for Human Rights and the National Religious Coalition Against Torture need to play our part–because stupid pro-torture TV shows like “24″ are shaping public attitudes where moral authorities do not speak up. UPDATE:  Aaron Weaver has posted the public reaction from my friend, Baptist ethicist Dave Gushee, founder of Evangelicals for Human Rights, on these orders at this link! [...]

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