(June 9, 2015 at 2:32 pm)SteveII Wrote: Some things are very clear (love your neighbor).
Wow. Even your 'very clear' example is shit. Some sects interpret that as only a commandment for the Jews to love their fellow Jews. Some narrow that further to their specific tribe (literally, their neighbors). Some say it means that you have an obligation to evangelize to your neighbors, as that's the best way to express one's 'love'. Some say loving thy neighbor is a byproduct of the bigger command to love god above all things. Some say it means to live justly and strive for equality between your neighbor and yourself. Some say it even includes your enemies, even those actively trying to do you harm.
You seem to have a pretty narrow view of that passage if you think there's no disagreement across Christianity on what it means.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Thomas Jefferson
- Thomas Jefferson