The Missing Link wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
The Missing Link wrote:
Joe Orr Road Rod wrote:
The Bible is one of the most important pieces of literature ever written. Probably just behind John Ashbery's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror.
Who are these "actual clerics" of whom you speak and why are they taking issue with the Word of G-d?
Should a person that by definition, does "not believe in the existence of God" actually be expressing confidence in the existence of God and his "word"? Just Asking A Question
The point isn't whether or not I believe something. It's whether or not such a widely held belief is a part of the framework for a good society. And if we largely dismiss the basis for such belief (as we are currently doing), what will replace it? Because man is going to have his religion. The only question is what that religion will be. Whether or not I believe in Christianity, one thing I know for certain, there are a lot worse belief systems that could inform a society.
There are a lot of other belief systems that frown upon homosexuality and worse. It's a death sentence in Muslim countries. Maybe you should ask yourself why so many cultures/belief systems frown upon homosexuality rather than attempting to demonize Catholics.
You should ask yourself why you are so quick to excuse the beliefs and teachings of Catholics in this regard? And also be so quick to accept their "demonization" of homosexuals.
And yes being an "Atheist" means that you are not supposed to espouse the word of God seeing as you do not believe that God exists. Something which in this case you conveniently ignored.
What do you mean, "excuse them?" I don't believe Christians demonize homosexuals. Love the sinner, hate the sin.
The idea- one that is now being called into question with trans ideology- that people are "born that way" is a slippery slope when you use "born that way" to condone behavior. You can see that in the recent push to rebrand pedophiles as MAPs. I think you would agree that whether or not a pedophile is "born that way" it is not at all unreasonable for society to demand he refrain from acting on his sexual urges.
Finally, my belief that the Bible is something other than the "Word of God" is immaterial. It's the wisdom of the ages that has been accepted and handed down for thousands of years.