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Moral Absolutes Ping.

Lively discussion; please skip over any sectarianist stuff... I agree more than 100% that people of different sects/monotheist religions should put aside their differences, realizing that the differences are much smaller than than agreements. If those who believe in God keep fighting with each other, guess who's happy?

Secularists/atheists/lefists/socialists/marxists/feminists/homosexualists etc etc. Nothing makes them as happy as sectarian or religious infighting.

Without faith in God and the sincere effort to follow His instructions, there would be no civilization. Not one we'd want to live in.

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I agree more than 100% that people of different sects/monotheist religions should put aside their differences, realizing that the differences are much smaller than than agreements.

What exactly are you suggesting we set aside? If I mistakenly thought my wife was a secretary for a law firm but she really worked as a fashion designer, would it not be in my bests interests to know the truth? If I didn't care what was true about my wife, so long as I know she loved me, what kind of a marriage would that be? Rather, our love is only strengthened by the continual process of knowing more and more about what is true about the other's life and desires and wanting to share in them.

Why would the same not apply to one's love of God? If we are to truly love God it is imperative to know what is true about Him and an all-loving God would seek to reveal all that is true about Him so that we can grow into deeper union with each other.

To write off discussions over the nature of God and His plan for His people as "unimportant" or "irrelevant" is to claim that the nature of God or His will is not important or relevant. I would never say that to my wife, nor would I say that about God.

Although I suppose being content with all points of view allows one to avoid being challenged and having to think about their own beliefs.....and we can't have that now can we?