> > > I'm not sure what a "non-religious" Christian is. You can't be a > Christian and be "non-religious" since Christianity *is* a religion. >
I think he means "Pious Christians" > > > >But you needn't be religious nor spiritual to be guilty and/or know > >the difference between right and wrong. > > Hhm, really? What or who determines what is right or wrong? Certainly the > Nazis thought they were right when they exterminated the Jews and tried to > take over the rest of the world. But clearly most of us would think that was > wrong. Likewise today Iran thinks they are right to bomb Israel off the face > of the earth, but most of us would think that is wrong. Humans have a > morality that goes beyond what we typically see in nature (kill or be > killed) and that seems to have little to do with our personal survival, it's > an interesting question to consider why we have that and where it truly > comes from, if *not* from religion or spirituality. > > >After all, we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are > >created equal. > > > >Sounds like Ben was on Thomas' side rather than John's. > > Again, huh? The gospel of John certainly teaches that we are all > equal....we are all equally sinners and all equally saved. Equality is > absolutely a tenant of Christianity, even if it is one that many find *very* > hard to truly understand and follow. There's a tendency to swing from > feeling guilty for sinning and failing to do what God wants, to doing lots > of good, helping people out, etc. and feeling self-righteous and better than > others. Both are equally false but very, very common failings. > > --- Mary Jo > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:306253 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
