Are these things sinful?

[TheOldColonel]

Then let’s consider another Commandment if they are indeed merely guidelines for charity.

The moral basis for proponents of Euthanasia (Mercy Killing) is that it is charitable. So, then, according to your criterion for judging whether an act is right or wrong, you would have to conclude that Euthanasia is moral since it is often done at the request of the one who is ill and in “charity” by those who carry it out.

Or, does “Thou Shalt not Kill” tell us that such an act is objectively wrong?

 

[AugustTherese]

The moral basis for proponents of Euthanasia (Mercy Killing) is that it is charitable.

But, that’s wrong. That is not charitable because it deliberately damages charity between the person and God. God gifts us life; intentionally killing that life is inherently uncharitable.

 

[TheOldColonel]

Then, finally, we both agree, charity is not the central criterion for whether an act is moral. Many good people make many wrong decisions because it feels charitable.

 

[ProdglArchitect]

But, that’s wrong. That is not charitable because it deliberately damages charity between the person and God. God gifts us life; intentionally killing that life is inherently uncharitable.

That doesn’t change the fact that people abuse the concept of charity to justify all manner of grievous sin.

“We shouldn’t let that baby be born into poverty, it’s far more charitable to kill it.”

“We shouldn’t let grandma suffer so much, it’s far more charitable to let her die”

“This person has too much money. It would be charitable of the government to take it from them and dole it out to people who really need it.”

 

[AugustTherese]

That doesn’t change the fact that people abuse the concept of charity to justify all manner of grievous sin.

Right, that isn’t moral objectivity, but relativism. I thought we were simply discussing what is objectively immoral.