(July 17, 2015 at 12:10 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:(July 17, 2015 at 1:52 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I respect your views.
No answers?
Sorry, PT. Here are your questions in bold:
Is the right to life inherent? Yes.
Then why does your god take it away? You mean why do people die? Either because someone killed them, or because of natural causes. God gives people free will, and God allows nature to take its coarse. Per my beliefs, God does not come down from Heaven and murder people.
Is the right to free speech inherent? As an absolute? No. Your employer is allowed to fire you for cussing out the customers, for example.
Then why does your god damn people to Hell for blasphemy? Saying "God damns people to Hell for blasphemy" is simplistic. I believe each person is judged individually based on what was in their hearts at the time they sinned. If a person ultimately rejects goodness and love, they go to the only place where those things are not present.
Is the freedom of conscience a human right? I'm not sure what this means.
If not, why complain about imprisoning Christians in China (not that you have, but others do), and if so, how do you explain the damnation of nonbelievers? I'm not sure what you are referring to. And I don't believe that all atheists automatically go to Hell. Once again, each person is judged individually, and I don't think that simply not believing in God during this life automatically disqualifies someone from Heaven.
"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
