RE: Why is religion in the business of moral policing?
July 30, 2017 at 8:02 pm
(This post was last modified: July 30, 2017 at 8:03 pm by Thumpalumpacus.)
(July 30, 2017 at 6:22 pm)Dropship Wrote: Nobody knows what a 'true' christian is, just as nobody knows what a 'true' atheist is.
One definition of a true christian which I like is "somebody who likes Jesus'..
As for abortion, when my mother became preggers out of wedlock 60 years ago, her and my dad had a shotgun wedding to cover it up. But if they'd have aborted me friends and neighbours would have thought "Oh well, it was for the best", and not minded.
But I might have minded..
I reckon a true christian is one who enacts what they have been told their savior said. Of course some of it is unsavory, but if you cherry-pick wisely, the message ain't that bad. Now -- how many humans pick anything wisely? Yeah.
Regarding abortion, and yours hypothetically, I'm glad for you that you're alive. But for all the power your personal story might have, it doesn't change the fact that anyone seeking to outlaw it is trying to control what they think is the morality of others, rather than paying attention to their own. In the words of many of the same opponents, it's "virtue-signalling".
To which I say, "We get it, you're a good person, and you're against abortion. That's great. Don't have one."
