RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 16, 2015 at 1:41 pm
(This post was last modified: June 16, 2015 at 1:43 pm by Catholic_Lady.)
(June 16, 2015 at 1:25 pm)abaris Wrote:(June 16, 2015 at 1:16 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: That's horrible!
Yes, it is.
I'm well aware that not all christians are abominations like this one. But the point I'm trying to make is, just being religious isn't a safety belt. The truth of the matter is, you can pick horrible things from the bible and act accordingly. And Kyle, in my opinion, has it absolutely right. These people are brothers in spirit to the Taliban and ISIS. It's only a functioning society preventing them to act on their vileness.
And they feel justified in the same way you feel justified. They only get a different message from the same texts.
I can assure you most Christians do not believe that it is moral to kill gay people lol. Your video was the first time I came accross this in my 29 years, and I have been around a lot of Christians.
Unfortunately there are bad seeds from all walks of life. Christians are no different here, since after all, we are people. Likewise, there have been Atheists who also believe certain people should die simply because of what they believe. I have said many times that being religious is not some kind of shield that prevents people from doing bad things. People still have free will and people are still flawed individuals. You don't need to tell me this. Part of my religion is the very belief that this is true.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
