01-02-2025, 08:44 PM
Ok...?
I said it's a foundational part of other religions and faith systems too whilst briefly touching how the human condition navigates from A to B. So it's most definitely present elsewhere than Christianity.
Of course love is above the law when laws are man made, so is hate in the moment a 2nd degree murder is committed too.
The peace was earned yet social strife is constant even with robust social services, education and law enforcement. Last I heard they're still making laws and common law is the historic norm within the Western world so your "2000's" comment seems a bit weird to me, can you explain that further?
Without further explanation I'm left just reading into your comments, I'm hardly arrogant about the peace I have either on a national or international scale since I do have a slight clue of what actually earned it and the sacrifices made. I'm hardly a pacifist either.
Big picture guy longing for a 'better' world?
I'm a firm believer in separation of state from religion. I can explain further if needs be although I'm sure you aspire for each to their own as well...
I did?
I'm sorry you feel attacked, I thought we were having a bit of a debate about the fundamental concept of love regarding faith systems whilst loosely talking about other related things too. Somewhat off topic from the thread although interrelated.
I'm saying that "love thy enemy" would be implied regarding quite a few of them.
That sounds like projection, I don't have many personal feelings towards the topic or the somewhat off topic conversation we're having. I got shirts. I occasionally knot them up at the front though!
What narrative am I supposed to be fabricating? Love is an emotion is it not? Does love not qualify as feels?
Quote:I never said love didn’t exist outside Christ, I said it was a foundational rule of the Christian faith
Never said Christians were in fact Christian or good at their faith
Said Jesus taught love over law, not something we can see in other faiths
I said it's a foundational part of other religions and faith systems too whilst briefly touching how the human condition navigates from A to B. So it's most definitely present elsewhere than Christianity.
Of course love is above the law when laws are man made, so is hate in the moment a 2nd degree murder is committed too.
Quote:And your pacifism, well done you, living peacefully in a western society, a society based on a Christian worldview, well probably up till the early 2000s.
Be grateful to past sacrifice so you can live in peace, not arrogant you do live in peace
The peace was earned yet social strife is constant even with robust social services, education and law enforcement. Last I heard they're still making laws and common law is the historic norm within the Western world so your "2000's" comment seems a bit weird to me, can you explain that further?
Without further explanation I'm left just reading into your comments, I'm hardly arrogant about the peace I have either on a national or international scale since I do have a slight clue of what actually earned it and the sacrifices made. I'm hardly a pacifist either.
Quote:Personally prefer the Russian Orthodox Church over the (US) western Evangelical (tv) faith where the love of money is god and self is worshipped
Big picture guy longing for a 'better' world?
I'm a firm believer in separation of state from religion. I can explain further if needs be although I'm sure you aspire for each to their own as well...
Quote:it would be beneficial if you spent minutes reading my replies and answering them as opposed to manufacturing an argument I havnt constructed
I did?
I'm sorry you feel attacked, I thought we were having a bit of a debate about the fundamental concept of love regarding faith systems whilst loosely talking about other related things too. Somewhat off topic from the thread although interrelated.
I'm saying that "love thy enemy" would be implied regarding quite a few of them.
Quote:Yours is like a feminine argument, based on feeling and nothing I have said. You are creating a narrative to justify your verbose reply
That sounds like projection, I don't have many personal feelings towards the topic or the somewhat off topic conversation we're having. I got shirts. I occasionally knot them up at the front though!
What narrative am I supposed to be fabricating? Love is an emotion is it not? Does love not qualify as feels?
