Can someone explain the scandal argument in mire depth? If we start living our lives based on what we assume others might assume… I can see some mental health problems starting…
Again, up until fairly recently, respectable people
did live their lives so as not to give other people the idea that they were doing something they shouldn’t be doing. They avoided scandalizing the community.
For instance, let’s say that I am seen going into and coming out of the local “house of ill repute” every weeknight. It’s all perfectly innocent — you see, the madam and I have become close friends, and we’re both big fans of
Jeopardy. She has a big screen color TV and gets lonely for someone to talk to, ever since her husband died. She pops popcorn, I stop by A&W on the way over and get a couple of fountain root beers, and we kick back and enjoy the show. I’m cheering James on and she hopes someone will break his streak, Emma, Francois, whoever. She knows the literature and sports questions, and I’m better at history and geography. All good clean fun. It’s become my routine. I don’t approve of what goes on there, but I try not to be judgmental.
And when I leave there about an hour later, nobody should have an issue with that… right?
You tell me.
Because I know of a couple who lived like brother and sister and were celibate for over 10 years. Very devout people
That’s lovely, but you know people thought otherwise. Did they tell people they were living celibate?
Ok so the underlying root is to cause another to sin. I guess my question would be the extent of cause. If I shop at Home Depot, even though I’ve heard they give to planned parenthood, would that extend to cause?
Thanks for letting us know. I like Lowe’s better anyway. I needed a wooden dowel the other day that only HD had, but aside from that, I typically don’t go there, and now I’ll make it a point not to.
, definitely kid friendly.