On Jun 2, 11:05 am, Deidzoeb <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope you don't mind me intruding into this, but we haven't been very > formal on this group about when we can reply to each other. I really > liked this line: > > > If this is not good enough to satisfy a God > > that will judge according to our works then I can do no better and must > > accept my fate. > > This reminds me of when my wife was having a civil but contentious > discussion about homosexuality with a somewhat fundamentalist > Christian friend of ours. She managed to say it without being angry or > hostile, but basically cut off the argument by saying, if homosexuals > have to go to Hell for doing something that doesn't harm anyone, "I > guess I'd rather go to Hell then."
We need a new word to describe that experience/state. I was 12 and had too many Jewish friends to think that way any more. > > Should we do what we think is right or follow the (seemingly > arbitrary) commands or threats of a god? Do we buy into the story of > Abraham willing to sacrifice his son because God commands it, as if > Abraham is admirable for his loyalty, or should we be more loyal to > ideals of morality than to a being whose will is somehow more > important than morality? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "A Civil Religious Debate" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/a-civil-religious-debate?hl=en.
