(CNN) -- The men first ordered Ken Cordier to strip naked. A poll has sparked debate among Christians about torture. They then forced him face-down to the ground and pinned his arms and legs. One of them grabbed a fan belt from a truck and began flogging Cordier. When it was over, they returned another day with a new approach. They slung a rope around Cordier's neck, pulled him back like a bow and beat him with their fists. "You could tell they enjoyed it," Cordier says. "They had that look in their eyes and they grinned." This is how Cordier described being tortured. He is a former U.S. Air Force pilot who was captured by the North Vietnamese in 1966. Though he was tortured for six years in captivity, Cordier says he survived because "I never gave up faith in God and country"
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What happens when faith in God and country seem to collide?
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Poll: Some Christians more likely than nonreligious people to support torture
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Survey's results have sparked a series of debates among Christian community
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