joe six-pack
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Christian's often criticize intellectuals of "moral relativism," which is to say that good and evil are subjective constructs. This idea is derived from the fact that the truth itself is subjective, because different people experience life differently. What is good for some is bad for others and vice versa.
But in truth, the dogma of Christian beliefs stem from a morality that comes from whatever people who write scripture "say" God thinks, even if different views of God's morality contradict each other or conflict with your average Christian's morality. The Bible doesn't say that slavery or rape are wrong. In fact, the Bible encourages both. Yet that same Bible is used as a moral compass by people who believe rape is immoral. To a Christian, morality is relative to what scripture says God thinks.
How can not banning a wedding union between two men be "less" moral than selling children into sex-slavery to be raped for life? It isn't, unless you ask a Catholic priest. But all this from a book that encourages suicide in the name of God. Christ encouraged his flock to take up the cross and become martyred. But suicide is wrong and to the Catholics is a sin worthy of hell. How can suicide in the name of God be good, but suicide for no reason be sinful? It's all relative to what scripture claims about "God's will."
I find is hard to believe people who celebrate suicide, rape, slavery and torture would know the first thing about God's will. The Bible is full of it. Moral relativism down to the last detail. But I'll say this, the 11th commandment is worth following:
"Love thy neighbor as you love thy self." If only judgmental Christian's would follow it.
Thanks eace
But in truth, the dogma of Christian beliefs stem from a morality that comes from whatever people who write scripture "say" God thinks, even if different views of God's morality contradict each other or conflict with your average Christian's morality. The Bible doesn't say that slavery or rape are wrong. In fact, the Bible encourages both. Yet that same Bible is used as a moral compass by people who believe rape is immoral. To a Christian, morality is relative to what scripture says God thinks.
How can not banning a wedding union between two men be "less" moral than selling children into sex-slavery to be raped for life? It isn't, unless you ask a Catholic priest. But all this from a book that encourages suicide in the name of God. Christ encouraged his flock to take up the cross and become martyred. But suicide is wrong and to the Catholics is a sin worthy of hell. How can suicide in the name of God be good, but suicide for no reason be sinful? It's all relative to what scripture claims about "God's will."
I find is hard to believe people who celebrate suicide, rape, slavery and torture would know the first thing about God's will. The Bible is full of it. Moral relativism down to the last detail. But I'll say this, the 11th commandment is worth following:
"Love thy neighbor as you love thy self." If only judgmental Christian's would follow it.
Thanks eace
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