a skeptic is in no position to lecture christians about what is or is not moral. since you doubt the existence of an external moral authority, you have no reference point for making distinctions between the moral and the immoral.
Exactly.
So what should they do?washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/20/AR2008042001930.html
Contraceptives, Rejected by Government, Are Unaffordable for Many in Majority-Catholic Nation
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*Maria Susana Espinoza of Manila did not know how birth control worked until after her fourth child was born. Soaring rice prices have focused attention on population growth. *
*Acceding to Catholic doctrine, the government for the past five years has supported only what it calls “natural” family planning. No national government funds can be used to buy contraceptives for the poor, although anyone who can afford them is permitted to buy them. Local governments can also buy and distribute contraceptives, but many lack the money. *
Thats the philippine government submitting to Catholic Sharia law.Instead of doing the best for the people by educating & financing birth-control, while the country is struggling with poverty.
I cant see how that would stop Mary & Joseph from falling in love and consummating their marriage. In Judaism having a blood-heir is extremely important. Onan got killed for not making one for his brother, remember?
they were already engaged before mary got mysteriously impregnated. if Joseph was really a decent guy, it would follow that their engagement involves being in-love. And why would a decent guy divorce the woman he loves?
its not private. contraception is the policy of many countries.
If you knew anything about Mary and what happened, you would know that the marriage was something besides the usual love-based marriage, in accordance with Jewish law.
the golden rule is the only basis we need for morality.
is it moral to bring a child into the world if you cannot feed it?
Uh - because she’s pregnant and he knows the baby isn’t his?
Yeah, it’s also easier and cheaper to kill your wife than to live with her, so that should be the course of action.
Its not wrong. In judaism people can choose not to abide by arranged marriages. So even if that was an arranged marriage, if Joseph was a decent guy he would only agree to it if him & mary were attracted to each other. Right?
Actually, if you’re flat broke, it’s easier to abstain from sex than to use birth control. (Been there, stayed there, because, hey, it works!!
)no, murder is actually a lot harder. nobody wants to go to prison. try again.
if youve been married for like 15 years or so! by then sex becomes a chore.Actually, if you’re flat broke, it’s easier to abstain from sex than to use birth control. (Been there, stayed there, because, hey, it works!!
says who? if there’s no god, then why should i follow the moral injunctions of someone who is just another human like myself?
only because he thought she was unfaithful. but when things were cleared up, i dont see no reason why his love & attraction to mary cant be renewed.
The principle is the same, even though the situation is different.no, murder is actually a lot harder. nobody wants to go to prison. try again.
because the social nature is encrypted into your genes. unless you are clinically psychotic, you would crave social approval.
No.
you don’t seem to crave the approval of the catholics writing here in opposition to your post. i will let others determine whether this is evidence of psychosis.
I have more than 3,000 posts. if i lasted that long, it means i passed the social standards here.