(August 2, 2024 at 3:15 pm)Fake Messiah Wrote: I tried to watch the rom com "License to Wed" which is supposed to be about a Catholic (?) priest who is training a young couple that is about to be married. But you quickly realize that the movie can't be funny because it's morbid. Already at the beginning, you hear the priest narrating this couple's "love story" of how they meet, how they progress to base 2 & 3, and you, of course, think "WTF is this creep concerned about these people's intimate life?!" But because it's the priest, society finds it, what, cute? And they try to make him cute, I guess, because in the scene where we first see him, he is surrounded by adorable children--which is again also creepy considering.
Or maybe I am overreacting. So please tell me, does this scene, which replays every day in Churches near you, creeps you out? It's only 20 seconds long.
It's Robbin Williams and I know that it is only a movie, so I am fine with it. I would still not watch that movie. Romantic movies are boring.
If it is an actor I don't know, then we are only left with the scene. In which case I think, adults need to be told what to do, they sometimes need to be told what is moral.
So, it helps me understand why christians often ask me "How do you know what is moral without god?"
I can explain it to christians if they want:
1. Sex can lead to pregnancy. The parents of the girl don’t want to be stuck taking care of their daughter and the kid.
You are bothering people (the parents) and so, sex is not a moral act.
2. Jealousy. If another guy finds out that the girl has been used, it makes him jealous. He wants fresh meat.
You are bothering people (the next boyfriend) and so, sex is not a moral act.
3. The solution to Number 1 is to use protection. The solution to Number 2 is to normalize sex (sexual revolution). In modern times, Number 2 doesn’t seem to be a problem for most.
Also, since people tend to get married much later in life, Number 2 is not something that bothers most. People just don’t want to be cheated on.
Conclusion:
Morality is relative
This is something that is not explained in the Bible. How are you going to know that morality is relative with god?
