Originally Posted by
otherone
Thank you for your post. By the way, my frustration wasn't directed at you, or anyone in particular. I have a great deal of respect for those who bother posting at all here, and am attentive to what is being written.
The reason that I hangout here, in particular, is because Americans, and by extension, America, claim to be a Christian nation. I've studied scriptures, I've had (too many) theology classes, I've studied other faiths, animism, and mythology. I recall a priest struggling to explain transubstantiation in catechism class (a million years ago), and the best he could do was: (paraphrasing) "it depends on what the definition of is, is." Mentioning the RCC is like spreading chum in the water here, so I do so with trepidation.
I have no difficulty stating that Christianity is a pacifist religion, without exception, violence is never moral. I see people twist the bible to justify whatever is practical and expedient. Yes, we are all fallible....what I have a problem with is when we say sin is not sin, or sin is sometimes not sin, based on circumstances...God's law, corrupted by temporal conditions. We have no chance individually, or as a nation, to "get right" when we deliberately disobey God's two commandments and then say "it's ok". We GLORIFY war. GLORIFY it. We say it's HONORABLE. We call murderers HEROES. It won't change until we call it what it actually is....EVIL. But when we say evil is "sometimes" moral...then we have NO MORAL motivation to end it. Jesus said, "I do not condemn you, either. Go. From now on sin no more.", but how can we comply if we deny what sin is?
There is kindness and compassion in the world, there is real morality in the world, but it is very rare coming from professed "Christians".
If Christians stood up and acknowledged what is going on, maybe we could end this. But, you know, Romans 13 and all...
If one strives to follow those two commandments, does any of this other metaphysical dung being thrown around this board even matter?
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