Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: merlyn@digibd.com (Brian Westley (Merlyn LeRoy)) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Imposing Christian morality on nonbelievers Message-ID: Date: 18 Feb 91 03:32:44 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: DigiBoard Incorporated, St. Louis Park, MN Lines: 51 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu abvax!iccgcc.DNET!benning@uunet.uu.net writes: >An example: > I Tell my children that the Bible TEACHES that homosexuality is sin. > And those who claim to be, are no different than adulterers or one who > sleeps with their sister. It is rebelion against God and through Jesus > bringing you new life through faith, you can overcome the sin, and live > a "normal" life of "normal" God given relations with the opposite sex. > THEN, Television tells my children dad is an old fashion dope. The Schools > WANT TO open a gay-awareness SUPPORT OFFICE TO TELL school age boys that > it is okay AND NORMAL to want sex with the quarterback. Dad gets hit with > a civil right law suit and is forced to work the AIDS floor at the local > hospital because the Judge thinks it will help Dad respect other people > more than he did before. How does Dad get hit with a civil right law suit? He has a right to tell his children that homosexuality, sex with someone of another race, eating lobster, or going to a Catholic church is a sin; any lawyer will tell you that. Who could possibly have standing to file a civil rights suit against him? I thought this thread would discuss what the subject implies; imposing Christian morality on non-believers, such as laws against homosexuality, laws against sex with someone of another race (not too popular now, but common a few years ago), eating lobster (read Leviticus), or going to a Catholic church (not possible since the 1st and 14th amendments were passed). Should we ban alcohol and allow polygamy, to follow Islam? How will good Catholics get Communion wine? Should we allow alcohol and ban polygamy, to follow Catholicism? How can a good Muslim marry his deceased brother's wife if he is already married? I'll tell you what; if you can show how my actions harm you, we can probably agree (to some extent) how such harmful actions can be restricted. If you can only argue that my actions spiritually harm me, or offend your god, or harm "society" (the only part of society I'm harming is me unless you can show otherwise; then it becomes the first case), let me & god worry about that. He can always send in the odd lightning bolt if I get too uppity. Until then, I think eating lobster, homosexuality, going to a Catholic church, sex with a member of another race, polygamy, alcohol, peyote, and teaching your children that any or all of these are forbidden (or required) should be legal. --- Merlyn LeRoy