(February 4, 2016 at 12:22 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:(February 4, 2016 at 9:49 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: He says he has a great life and wishes everyone had a life as great as his. That's a far cry from saying "he wants everyone to suffer."
He is sacrificing living his own life to its fullest; sacrificing living his life as a person EQUAL in value, equal under the LAW, to all other people in the world based on the petty, baseless rules from a really, really old book.
This is what saddens me about religion...to see how its teachings can cause person to literally discriminate against themselves.
If making a commitment to celibacy makes him happy and he's happy with his life and his decision, then I don't see why anyone would object.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
