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To: James C. Bennett

Forms of the Golden Rule are of no consequence. They probably also had rules for eating roaches in polite company....those were not affirmed by God. This rule, also spoken by Jesus, was affirmed by God. Therefore, it is valid.

It matters not about other gods, James, don’t you know that by now. My point is that a life of faith in the Triune God of historic Christianity is the only path to truth. Therefore, if HE directly or indirectly states various human rights, then those are valid and unchangeable.

Any rights you might assume as yours because of some social convention can be taken away by changing societies or rulers.


2,356 posted on 06/09/2011 3:02:34 PM PDT by xzins
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To: xzins; kosta50

You didn’t address the evolution of moral standards over the millennia, and therefore didn’t really address what I asked earlier. Absolute morality implies that moral codes do not change.

Your ASSUMPTIONS are inconsequential to these arguments. You believe because you CHOSE to do so. Others can do so with equal conviction, about their chosen deities, as you did so, and be equally convinced. You won’t be able to budge them from their position, for the same reasons.


2,360 posted on 06/09/2011 3:07:34 PM PDT by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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