[TruthTalk] Freedom of Choice & Contingency

[jandgtaylor1]

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ftr, it might be wise to examine a distinction betw 'freedom of choice' and 'contingency'   Brooks is the one who contrasts the culture of fidelity with the culture of contingency and he goes on to define them; what do I need to examine further?   On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:43:37 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: if the NYT publishes this post/article, you're likely to discover that the Achilles heel is this proposition--if it's true, below, then it means that in your view, God ordained, or, is the cause of, the 'marital' and 'family' choice/s many conservatives dispute along with the downstream 'contingencies' Brooks sees as the mud in the moral swamp:     On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 07:53:48 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Man's freedom of choice (contingency) is God given   jt: Not so Gary - God ordained marriage is between a man and a woman for the purpose of being fruitful and multiplying. Just because He gives his creation choices does not make him responsible for what they choose any more than a natural father is responsible for every choice his grown children make in their lives.  ATST the offspring should understand that they will reap the consequences of their choices and nations in turn reap the consequences of the choices made by their people and are either blessed or cursed accordingly.  What Mr. Brooks calls a "culture of contingency" or the mud in our moral swamp is what we have reaped and what he offers will make the situation worse.   Judy