Isn't organized religion, by its very definition, "abdicating the right to think for yourself on ethical issues" ?
If you are Catholic, you follow the ethical teachings of the Pope. If you are Muslim, you follow the ethical teachings of the prophets in the Q'ran (sp?), if you are.......etc etc. Your argument, which I happen to agree with, is more a question of religion as a whole, than the authority of any particular religious figure to preach on morality. > hmm and he knows the mind of god on such issues as abortion, gay > marriage and contraception? I don't think so. Moral authority is one > thing, abdicating the right to think for yourself on ethical issues is > another. I think papal infalliblility was very convenient for the > church in medieval times, is what I think. > > Dana > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:154841 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
