RE: What IS good, and how do we determine it?
June 19, 2015 at 12:44 pm
(This post was last modified: June 19, 2015 at 12:53 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
That you shouldn't do things god is disgusted by, if you value your life. You don't have to dig very deep. The narrative is unambiguous. It isn't, actually, seen as allegorical, btw, that's just an excuse Cath has been working to death due to yet another misapprehension regarding what said excuse -can do- with regards to morality. As I've already explained...and linked...and as anyone could go look for themselves...the catholic position refers to this as an -event-, an actual thing that happened...which re-enforces their position on contraception. It's part of their fucking premise.......I shit you not.
I don't expect my interactions with the faithful to go anywhere, but I think it's important, if they choose to put their beliefs out on display for me, that they get to hear what, to them, is the minority report. It may not change what they believe, but one hopes it changes the manner in which they express what they believe, and how far afield they feel justified in exercising that belief. The alternative, is shutting my mouth and bobbing my head and saying "well, if that's what you believe...I guess it's okay, kumbay-fucking-yah"
-and that just aint who I am, eh?
I don't expect my interactions with the faithful to go anywhere, but I think it's important, if they choose to put their beliefs out on display for me, that they get to hear what, to them, is the minority report. It may not change what they believe, but one hopes it changes the manner in which they express what they believe, and how far afield they feel justified in exercising that belief. The alternative, is shutting my mouth and bobbing my head and saying "well, if that's what you believe...I guess it's okay, kumbay-fucking-yah"
-and that just aint who I am, eh?
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!
