Authority, discipline, and the culture of death

[FaithfulServ23]

I wonder if there is a deep and revealing perspective in that all who support the culture of death have issues with authority or discipline? I mean that if someone tells you not to do something, it is viewed as form of hate and needs to be shunned. I can see if a person has bad experiences with authority, or if a discipline wasn’t used out of love but out of hate. But what if authority is used for the good of all the people, and discipline is viewed as a way of correcting a wrong. Would this perspective help in our arguments against abortion, same sex marriage, and other key hot topic issues of the day? Would a perspective in that discipline is a form of love, which keeps us on the right path.

 

[Theophorus]

For some that is the case but for others I have found a misunderstanding of compassion, what Abp Sheen called false compassion, or an incomplete understanding of the dignity of the human person to be at the heart of the problem. Others seem to be steeped in moral relativism to such an extent that anything that doesn’t directly harm them is up for discussion.

 

[balt_orioles54]

I wonder if there is a deep and revealing perspective in that all who support the culture of death have issues with authority or discipline? I mean that if someone tells you not to do something, it is viewed as form of hate and needs to be shunned. I can see if a person has bad experiences with authority, or if a discipline wasn’t used out of love but out of hate. But what if authority is used for the good of all the people, and discipline is viewed as a way of correcting a wrong. Would this perspective help in our arguments against abortion, same sex marriage, and other key hot topic issues of the day? Would a perspective in that discipline is a form of love, which keeps us on the right path.

Love must be the answer, it seems. To prevent life, which brings more love (or hate, depending on the free will of the individual) seems to be as you imply, love was withheld from the person who advocates a culture of death. In this article in Time magazine today, March 8, 2011, “Study: Does having kids make parents delusional?” it too seems to advocate a culture-of-death - nothingness, no life, no love, the end of life, if a society were to carry out the principles of the study? Caused by existential dread? My comment at the end of the article was: “Please include the study regarding the delusional nature of a lonely childless man or woman? Delusional rationalization for being a good and selfish man/woman for not having a child; I did my part in not “over populating the world,” though few realize, the entire world population can fit into the state of Texas with about 1000 square feet per person, leaving the entire rest of the world empty (imagine). This appears to be another culture-of-death “lib study.” Creating and maintaining life is messy, John; welcome to the NFL, rookie. (- T. Soprano)”
Here is the link to the article: Study: Does having kids make parents delusional: healthland.time.com/2011/03/04/why-having-kids-is-foolish :ballspin: