reply to post by Bigwhammy
BW, not a valid analogy. Rape is obviously a violation of a person's rights. So is a mugging, a theft, and the ultimate, a murder. These are
crimes. A sense of 'morality' isn't the guiding principle here...it is the sense of how civilized human beings treat one another.
"Morality' does not have to come from the Bible or the Torah or the Quran. Every human with a normal brain knows this. It is how society works, at
least when you grow up in that society, and understand that your actions, if against the understood and accepted levels of behavior will have
consequences....consequences not good for you.
Problem is, as I mentioned those three books, the sand keeps shifting....one person's view of 'morality' is very, very different from another's.
A traditional Muslim believes that a woman's face must be covered in public. That is their 'morality'. Any woman who defies that simple rule, is
subject to great punishment. That is their view... other people have different views. Strict Muslims believe, in their view of morality, that
'honor killings' are warranted. I happen to find that abhorrent....yet it is accepted, within the confines of that religion.
Christians, throughout the centuries, have done no better, in my view, as it comes to being vicious, bloodthirsty amoral villians.
(Putting on flame-resistant suit)....it is not the religion that is to blame.
Let me make my point clear: It IS NOT the religion that is to blame! It is what people....fallible humans... do under the guise of their
'religion' and false 'morality' to do evil upon others.
OOPS....I used the 'E' word. That is shifting under the sand too, isn't it?
I think....compassion and love are the key, not petty bickering. Isn't that what Jesus Would Do????
