RE: Evidence that God exists
March 7, 2009 at 4:12 pm
(This post was last modified: March 7, 2009 at 4:15 pm by Demonaura.)
Secular law systems are unfortunately not equal, at least not where I live. I'm Canadian, in this country the laws are made by groups of people who are chosen by the people to represent us. We choose to ask these people to do their best to represent our interests on a national scale. The laws we create are intended to do the best we can for everyone, unfortunately we have very few options when it comes to what is done after a crime.
We do not murder here, there is no death penalty. Our process involves seperating the criminal from society before he/she hurts someone else, or themselves and starting a process called rehabilitation where we try to teach them why what they did was wrong.
Corpared to your divine lawgiver 'friend' who has a death count high enough to give global terrorisim a run for it's money. Will give you no second chances. Makes whatever laws he bloody well feels like making whether it's for our own good or not (1 Corinthians 11:14-15 Because women need to be 'covered').
Personally I see comparing biblical law to the laws of a democratic nation an insult to the efforts of humanity to better itself and grow, just as I see religion as stunting that growth. It may have some benefits in the short term (churches tend to have exesses of money to fund charities) but, not one single benefit of religion is unique to religion, they can all be gotten from secular means as simple as a community center.
Community center is like a church in that everyone gathers there but, the community is welcome and it benefits everyone instead of promoting MORE un and them thought.
EDIT: I forgot to say, I am glad to hear about the homosexual pastor. You guys may both be ignoring the bible to accept it but, it means that you can tell right and wrong and are able to accept people for who they are. Which imo is far too rare, not just in theists but in everyone. thumbs up. (From what I know of christ I agree, if his legend is even partially true, which I imagine it is he would not have condoned such hate.)
We do not murder here, there is no death penalty. Our process involves seperating the criminal from society before he/she hurts someone else, or themselves and starting a process called rehabilitation where we try to teach them why what they did was wrong.
Corpared to your divine lawgiver 'friend' who has a death count high enough to give global terrorisim a run for it's money. Will give you no second chances. Makes whatever laws he bloody well feels like making whether it's for our own good or not (1 Corinthians 11:14-15 Because women need to be 'covered').
Personally I see comparing biblical law to the laws of a democratic nation an insult to the efforts of humanity to better itself and grow, just as I see religion as stunting that growth. It may have some benefits in the short term (churches tend to have exesses of money to fund charities) but, not one single benefit of religion is unique to religion, they can all be gotten from secular means as simple as a community center.
Community center is like a church in that everyone gathers there but, the community is welcome and it benefits everyone instead of promoting MORE un and them thought.
EDIT: I forgot to say, I am glad to hear about the homosexual pastor. You guys may both be ignoring the bible to accept it but, it means that you can tell right and wrong and are able to accept people for who they are. Which imo is far too rare, not just in theists but in everyone. thumbs up. (From what I know of christ I agree, if his legend is even partially true, which I imagine it is he would not have condoned such hate.)
