Again, I am not convinced at all that anyone in the Republican Party are actually the good Christians that they pretend to be.
On the flip side, the rather high acceptance among Democrats for many of these methods of torture shows us that many Democrats aren't as liberal, progressive, and caring for people as they pretend to be.
"1 in 5 Democrats Agree: Cheney and Bush
were right for waterboarding suspected terrorists! And 40% say brutally assaulting them is a-ok as well!"
The door swings both ways. The high numbers for Republicans don't just excuse the Democrats who agreed with them. Torture, war, and violence by the U.S. government has been normalized since 9/11, and while Republicans are certainly more guilty of supporting it, that normalization also hits your party as well. You can't just ignore that.