No they need to tell him they are executing him
Tie him to the gurnee, Start the drip, administer some knock-out drugs, wheel him into a well-heated caven made up to look like hell, and then pay some out of work actors to play Satan and his worker demons...Once the "deseased" wakes up, then they can poke him in the ass with pitch forks all while they are shouting "You're my bitch you blas-phim-ist...You're my bitch you blas-phim-ist..."
Scott Evil
P.S. I think this would work well for Bin Ladin and Sadam Hussain as well...I wonder if John Ashcroft has thought of this yet!