Not exactly sure what you're talking about here, but Christians seem to almost universally agree that slavery is objectively immoral. The values I referred to are theirs, not mine (necessarily). Again my only point was that the Supreme Court does not follow the 10 Commandments, so the fact that they are on a wall is irrelevant.
Yes if the acceptance involves requirements. I (supposedly) can't just say to the air "Yeah Yahweh I don't believe in you, but if you do happen to be out there I'll take some of that salvation" and go back to my stealing killing bearing false witness while worshipping other gods life, and poof I'm accepted.
Well, considering that Faith is a precursor for acceptance, it would be pretty difficult to accept a Faith-based salvation while simultaneously disavowing belief in God. But that still doesn't constitute an obedience requirement.
Yes. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friend...ists-its-a-lot-smaller-than-we-ever-imagined/ ~75% of inmates self-identify as Christian. Between 0.07% and 0.2% of inmates identify as Atheists.
No it's not. I just did exactly that. If there is eternal life in Heaven with the creator of the universe available without any obedience requirements I'll definitely take some of that. You're just using "Faith-based" as a spin term trying to hide the obedience requirement of belief.
Nope, not me. I agree there is no absolute or non-subjective right or wrong. However, I do believe we live in a community and with norms and balance, and there are collectivly agreed upon (subjective for sure) morals or ethical base standards. In the grand scheme of things there is nothing in inherently wrong with killing at random. But, within the constructs of a civilization ethics become defined by our history, scholars and citizenry. The norms, laws and and intelligent stewerdship create a set of standards which may be looked at as morality. And I certainly have not commented on how those constructs affect animals. I'm planning a hunting trip for next winter.
Denny told me to get more traffic in the OT section, religious threads always pay off! You guys carry on, I'm getting the popcorn.
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20150205/us--obama-prayer_breakfast-f3b989dcc5.html Obama had a more non-denominational message for the audience that also included prominent leaders of non-Christian faiths. The president said that while religion is a source for good around the world, people of all faiths have been willing to "hijack religion for their own murderous ends." "Unless we get on our high horse and think that this is unique to some other place, remember that during the Crusades and Inquisition, people committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ," Obama said. "In our home country, slavery and Jim Crow all too often was justified in the name of Christ. "So it is not unique to one group or one religion," Obama said. "There is a tendency in us, a simple tendency that can pervert and distort our faith." Obama called for all people of faiths to show humility about their beliefs and reject the idea that "God speaks only to us and doesn't speak to others."
I'm not sure about the New Testament, but I a rabbi at my old synagogue said that one of the main differences between judaism and Christianity is that to be a good Jew, we only need to ACT in accordance with the laws, but one does not need to believe or think in any particular way. In fact, the purpose of studying the Talmud (one of the main Jewish texts) is to learn to think, to learn to question. The hope is that once one ACTS in accorordance with the 613 mitzvots (laws), they will choose to believe, but it's not a necessity. Whereas the rabbi said that christians were required to believe and that this belief is placed over actions. But what I don't know about the New Testament is if it states that one must believe explicitly, or if that has simply become the custom in that organization? Certainly born again christians must profess belief, but I'm not sure if this pertains to all denominations or if it is innate to their scripture.
It doesn't seem he practices religion but he chose to join the United Church of Christ as and adult (e.g. Free Will). http://atheism.about.com/od/barackobamareligionfaith/a/ObamaReligion.htm
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