RE: Can Christians be humanists and moralists?
September 23, 2014 at 1:00 pm
(This post was last modified: September 23, 2014 at 1:03 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Universal moral standards are not required, only a set shared between an anti-theist and a christian and specific to the issue in question. It's often the case that the two people (or groups, concieved as such) -do share- that set, and will agree to the terms....but that the set is subverted specifically in the case of their christianity and the demands made by that faith upon their morality. I have a favorite fulcrum upon which to observe that little dilemma play out: see below.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
