Posted by Lynn on January 07, 1997 at 14:52:36:
In Reply to: Re: Christian values and morals? posted by Stephen Charchuk on January 07, 1997 at 12:38:32:
: : I don't feel you were listening to what I said.
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: Yes, he was. It was perfectly clear to me what he was saying.
I also understood what he was saying. It just sounded like the same argument I responded to the first time. In his response, he did not adress the point I was making.
: Some of the most immoral societies that I've ever studied were ones with a strong religious control. The Spanish of a few centuries ago come to mind. They murdered many central American cultures in the name of their god and in the lust for gold.
There are many evil people who commit crimes in the name of God. I contend they would do these things anyway. It's only icing on the cake for the Devil if he can smear God's name in the process. God says that the perfect practice of religion consists of taking care of orphans and widows and loving each other and Him as we love ourselves. Can you blame God, if a person or group of people use His word out of context in order to suit their own selfish desires. We are not His little robots. We have been given a great power...the power to choose between good and evil.