RE: The Reasons why "Just Following Jesus" Doesn't work
July 24, 2015 at 10:19 am
(This post was last modified: July 24, 2015 at 10:21 am by robvalue.)
We can agree on what is important as a standard, yes. But what is and isn't valuable isn't some magical thing floating around. We have to agree between us.
I would hope we could agree on human life being important. Then it's easy to see punching someone in the face is harmful, helping them when they are lost is helpful, and masturbation is neutral. This is just the very basics, morality isn't just black and white. We can agree on the goal, but may not agree on the methods.
But nonsense like "being gay is immoral" makes no sense, because it doesn't harm anyone. It upsets God, apparently, which is a ridiculous notion and should be ignored.
I would hope we could agree on human life being important. Then it's easy to see punching someone in the face is harmful, helping them when they are lost is helpful, and masturbation is neutral. This is just the very basics, morality isn't just black and white. We can agree on the goal, but may not agree on the methods.
But nonsense like "being gay is immoral" makes no sense, because it doesn't harm anyone. It upsets God, apparently, which is a ridiculous notion and should be ignored.
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