Posted on 04/06/2015 9:04:10 AM PDT by marshmallow
Catholic and Baptist leaders have joined in a statement calling for a serious national discussion of religious liberty in the US.
Two Catholic archbishops, two spokesmen for the Southern Baptist Convention, and a prominent Catholic scholar addressed their statement to the current controversy over public acceptance of homosexuality. They observed: “When basic moral convictions and historic religious wisdom rooted in experience are deemed ‘discrimination,’ our ability to achieve civic harmony, or even to reason clearly, is impossible.”
The statement was signed by Archbishops Charles Chaput of Philadelphia and William Lori of Baltimore; Rev. Albert Mohler, Jr., the president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission for the Southern Baptist Convention; and Robert George of Princeton University.
"Now Is the Time to Talk About Religious Liberty" (The Witherspoon Institute-Public Discourse)
Well, they can “debate” with one another, I guess. They certainly aren’t going to have any kind of civil or edifying discussion with supporters of homosexual “marriage.”
Exactly!
As far as the Left is concerned, there is no room for debate on the topic.
Even to suggest a debate will be promoted by them as evidence of homophobic bigotry.
To be fair, there’s really not room for “debate” from our side, either, in the sense of there being a possibility of changing our view. We’re just willing to explain our point of view politely, unlike the opposition.
You’re right, of course.
We’ve already surrendered too much ground.
Gave them an inch, they want a mile.
I always knew that’s how it would be, which is why I always wanted them to stay in the closet where they belong.
Now they are shoving us into the closet, and worse.
o basic moral convictions
o historic religious wisdom
o rooted in experience
There IS NO talking to Leftists anymore. Civil discourse is dead.
very true
This is a day late and a dollar short. Can’t remember the threads where I saw it, but there was an article 6-8 months ago by a Prog writer stating that the societal tipping point had been reached and the only thing left was the timing and circumstances of Christians’ unconditional surrender.
You cannot have a “civil” debate with a progressive. They can’t live in a “civil” society. Better off just exposing them for the fascists that they are and leave it at that.
There cannot be a debate when one side is intransigent. The religious can’t alter what the bible says nor compromise on its meaning. And do not confuse debate with negotiation. The results will be no different than Obama’s negotiation with Iran or the white liberal negotiating style with blacks. It’s one side saying, “You can have anything you want but that’s my final offer.”
Or as Lily Tomlin’s parody of AT&T went, “We don’t have to negotiate. We’re the phone company.”
JMHo
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