(March 11, 2016 at 9:58 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(March 11, 2016 at 9:20 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: He's presenting the Christian position though. The Christian position is that God created us, is our Father, and is looking out for our best interest.
. . . and will burn us in fire for all eternity if we do anything He doesn't like. You keep forgetting to include that part.
"Anything He doesn't like" means anything evil, though. And it also means doing it purposely with full knowledge and consent of the will, and with no remorse. That's the Catholic position anyway, not necessarily the position of every Christian denomination.
"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
