Wrong. Comparing Christianity to Libertarianism is an absolutely perfect analogy. Christianity has a set belief system and so does libertarianism. Christianity has a core belief that separates its belief system from others. In this case the belief in Jesus of Nazareth. In the case of Libertarianism it's the believe in and support of the non-aggression principle. If someone does not believe in the nap, the term "libertarianism" is as inappropriate for them as is "Christianity" for a Satan worshiping.
All paths do not lead to liberty. Some lead to aggression, and those that lead to aggression always lead away from liberty. Aggression in the name of liberty is like rape in the name of virginity. --- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This whole comparison to Christianity thing is like comparing apples and > oranges. Christians are only Christians if they believe in Jesus of Nazareth > (The Christ) because believing in anything else would require that they be > called something else, but it may not change the core principles in which > they believe, or the nature of their worship. People here could also think > of the NAP much like Vishnu said in the Bhagavid Gita, "All paths lead to > me." This means that all forms of all religions lead toward a relationship > with God though the details of the worship may get lost in squabbling over > which religion is better or which rituals (if any) must be followed. The > Libertarian party could be the same - that all ideas on liberty lead toward > the basic philosophy of non-aggression though some people get hung up on the > details of just how that path should be followed. If someone decided that > aggression isn't good on some issue of which they care, whether it be > education or drugs or something else, then we should hold the door open for > them and educate them as to why aggression really isn't good in any case. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Paul > Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2006 11:00 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Purity > > > Libertarianism is a philosophy, and it has an immutable and undeniable > core belief; the NAP. The Libertarian philosophy is much like the > Christian belief system in this. > > One can not be consistent to libertarianism without supporting the > NAP anymore than they can be a Christian who does not believe Jesus > of Nazareth ever existed. There is no legitimate definition of > Christian that does not include the belief in Jesus of Nazareth and > there is no legitimate definition of libertarian that does not > include the belief in the Non-Aggression Principle. > > By definition, those who are Christian share the belief in Jesus of > Nazareth, just as those who are consistent to Libertarianism share > belief in the NAP. > > There doesn't need to be lightning bolts. No amount of denying this > indisputable fact will change things, even if it bothers you. It > doesn't matter how many times you deny the truth, your denial doesn't > change this FACT. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Eric Rathbone" <rillifane@> wrote: > > > > > > Those who issue calls to bar "nonconforming" members from office or even > > to expell them from the party fail to understand that no one has the > > power to define Libertarianism to the exclusion of other definitions. > > > > Any political party is defined by its members at any one given time and > > place and that definition can be altered anytime the membership chooses > > to do so. > > > > There is no "core belief" that is immutable, not subject to > > interpretation, or which must taken as received truth from on high lest > > one be struck by thunderbolts. > > > > You can stamp your little feet and hold your breath until you turn > > purple but no display of pique, no amount of huffing and puffing about > > how you say that "Libertarians must believe that..." can change that > > reality. > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
