What?
He never said love your neighbor or be fined or imprisoned. Christ didnāt force anyone to follow him. He just explained what the rewards would be for those who chose to follow him.
Absolutely.
Good thing that the entity doing the enforcing is separate from the Church. The state doesnt need to emulate or give two shits about WWJD.
Christians, on the otherhandā¦
Totally agree.
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https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/states-with-anti-mask-laws
-Thereās a list of States that ordinarily prohibit/penalize mask wearing, so have it out with them.
I didnāt want to comment because I donāt live in the US, but thereāre Muslim countries around my region that arrested people for conducting prayer sessions in mosques while this was banned. That definitely wasnāt about Islam.
Good job Australia!
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He also added āas yourself,ā which pretty much turns the commandment into the Golden Rule. If I tried to force people to wear masks, I would expect them to ridicule me.
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No, you would just go to Hell.
But if you are a Christian, you do follow Him. The point being, Christians should wear masks and since Republicans claim to be the party of God, they shouldnāt be anti-mask.
Funny how so many non Christians know what Christians should do or think.
Also how are Republicans anti mask? Arenāt they saying wear them if youād like but donāt force others?
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Well, they definitely grasp the most important thing: believing they are smarter than God.
Everything in the bible has been written and interpreted by men. You may argue that God indirectly wrote the bible through His chosen people, but itās interpretation throughout history doesnāt have a very good track record.
FWIW Iām a Catholic.
EDIT:
This is just a discussion, btw. Iām not being confrontational.
Excellent point.
I wouldnāt.
Iām not sure what you mean, here.
Why?
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What has the Church done over the last couple of centuries? Surely I donāt have to bring up all the terrible things that have happened. Christianity today isnāt the same as how it was practiced in the past.
Faith.
BTW, how did the Bible get into this?
You wrote:
How is it possible to talk about God without referring to the bible? How can one believe heās smarter than God if he thinks the interpretation of the bible is flawed?
They donāt believe in God. Itās not hard to believe yourself smarter than something you donāt believe exists.
Or it could be a rejection of the logical inconsistencies in the bible, which was written by men. Rejection of God would be the result of this, not the cause.
Your argument would be valid if the person isnāt sufficiently educated about, or doesnāt know whatās in the bible.
They believe themselves smarter than the God of the Bible, regardless of whether Heās real or imagined.
What argument?
You could apply this logic to most modern day Christian denominations all the way up to the Vatican, then. Why is Christianity constantly evolving? Why are there so many conflicting denominations? Why isnāt the bible being followed to the letter if itās supposed to represent the Word of God? Is every new generation of theologians smarter than God?
Iām sorry, Iāve realized that didnāt make sense so disregard that statement. I admit it wasnāt logical.
What I was trying to say was:
You wrote that non-Christians here who obviously have been educated in the religion think theyāre smarter than God. If they think the words of the bible, which was written by men, donāt make sense, that doesnāt equate to them thinking theyāre smarter than God.
How can you think youāre smarter than something that you reject the existence of based on words written by men?
And Iām assuming most of us have limited knowledge on most other religions. I know very little about Islam and I think Buddhism as a religion is rubbish even though Iām quite educated on the subject.
I donāt think Iām smarter than Allah even though I reject his existence because I have faith in my own religion despite my own problems with the bible. Same with Krishna and all.
I donāt think Iām smarter than Buddha and the myriad of gods in Buddhism although I think Iām smarter(as in not dumb enough to believe) the words that men who created this religion wrote.
Do you think youāre smarter than Allah?
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