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Re: Uh-oh, Bad News for Bald One
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Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:06:14 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote:
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti wrote:
If, as the Good Book says, the laws are written on the hearts of man, I’ll
take my chances following my heart rather than some clergyman’s ideas.
If the church’s number one priority at this time is debating ‘women in
office’ (CRC), debating ordaining homosexuals (United) or fixing priestly
indiscretions (Catholocism), I’ll “march to my own drummer”, thank you.
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I do like this particular story. I’m content with the probability that there
are supreme beings who are to us as we are to ants. But I have a problem
accepting a being as worthy of worship who destroys those whose capacity is so
much less and who do not agree. It would be like me stepping on an ant that
disagreed with me. Amusing perhaps, but hardly worthy of worship.
I am a big
fan of the personal moral compass. For some, that might coincide with some old
book, and that’s cool. If it doesn’t coincide with some old book, or with my
personal moral compass, that’s entirely cool too.
But regardless of one’s
compass, one acts, and there are always consequences. A deep understanding of
consequences is a good way to calibrate one’s moral compass, no?
(And surely
only the media truly believes that the various churches are primarily focussed
on the three issues noted. As I understand it, like most organisations, the
churches are primarily focussed on self preservation. Alright, so that last
comment was facetious. Probably :-)
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| (...) For me, I try to work on a cohesive and comprehensive 'moral compass' in which you do what you can, don't sweat the stuff you can't, and try to understand the difference. That about it in a very tightly wrapped nutshell. If you get 'yer (...) (21 years ago, 30-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) If, as the Good Book says, the laws are written on the hearts of man, I'll take my chances following my heart rather than some clergyman's ideas. If the church's number one priority at this time is debating 'women in office' (CRC), debating (...) (21 years ago, 29-Oct-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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