RE: My views on objective morality
February 28, 2016 at 3:23 am
(This post was last modified: February 28, 2016 at 3:24 am by bennyboy.)
(February 28, 2016 at 12:49 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(February 26, 2016 at 9:24 pm)abaris Wrote: Why? Far as I know, the Catholic church didn't declare the OT to be invalid.
You are correct. And I never said the OT is "invalid". But the Church does teach that a Catholic is free to either believe in the OT literally, or figuratively. As long as a Catholic adheres to Church doctrines, whether or not they believe that Adam actually talked to a snake, etc, is just details.
That's a pretty generous example. How about this:
- You may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. Leviticus 25:44-46
