(February 24, 2015 at 11:29 am)orangebox21 Wrote:(February 23, 2015 at 4:53 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: This is sickening about Christianity: it preaches self-loathing.A penitent man taking responsibility for his crime(s) does not necessitate he is self-loathing.
You are driving 45mph in a 20mph school zone. A police officer pulls you over and writes you a ticket. The ticket is $150, 4 points off your license, and a mandatory appearance in court. On the day of the court appearance, you stand before the judge and say: "I know I broke the law, I'm sorry I did, and I take full responsibility for both my actions and I will fulfill the legal punishment for them." Is your statement one of self-loathing?
Except humans cannot take full responsibility for being flawed. Christian doctrine asserts that man was made in God's image, by God. It follows that the responsibility is his as well.
Your analogy fails on a couple of different levels. For it to hold, the speeder must be compelled to speed, and unable to do anything else, because of his inherent makeup.
No, Christianity teaches men to hate themselves. Pathetic.