Posted on 03/04/2012 4:08:27 AM PST by iloveamerica1980
Opinion piece:
So do we have the right to put into our bodies whatever we want?
Ron Paul fans have attempted to rebuke me in my response to Dr. Paul's recent statement "Why is it we can’t put into our body whatever we want?" in my previous post here
I suggested that not everything available to put in our bodies is beneficial nor wise to ingest. The Bible says: With freedom comes great responsibility. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
To which a commenter named Paul responded: "Of course what Paul might ask is where in 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 does the text say we are responsible for what *someone else* puts into their bodies? Does mandated good behavior bring people closer to God? Does Jesus teach us that we gain righteousness by behaving well? By believing in laws to make us good? Christianity is based on our own good behavior no matter what others do around us or to us. There is no command that we make others behave well."
I answered: "The Christian has the responsibility to live out God's Word as written and tell others the truth within it. Dr. Paul used the word "we" including himself. Isn't he also a Christian? We cannot command others to behave well, but the Christian should certainly not encourage people to put in their bodies whatever they want!"
In fact, Dr. Ron Paul is a self ascribed Baptist. Taking Dr. Paul's comment to it's logical and eventual conclusion, those who continue to put "whatever they want" into their bodies will have an affect on the rest of society. Just take a look at the unrestrained society of Sodom and Gomorrah if you doubt this. Many lifestyle choices lead to serious health issues, death of self as well as the unintentional deaths of others who "got in the way". Everyone should agree that the Government has the right and responsibility to "interfere" with the rights of individuals for the common good at a certain point. At which point, we will never entirely agree. Hence, the purpose of democracy.
Politically, I agree with Dr. Paul on quite a bit and admit that even he would be a better alternative as President than out current leader who I believe is governing against the will of the people. (My current favorite is Rick Santorum.) But like any politician, Paul must be held accountable for his ideas and values when they extend beyond the perimeter of public safety and the greater common welfare.
What do you think?
James R. via Dittos Rush 2-18-12
Because our bodies belong to the Gubmint.
(this is from a physician?) Sheesh!
There are people, who are so deprived of nutritional knowledge, that they think the five food groups consist of pop, chips, gum, chocolate bars and beer.
I don’t have a problem with the government making available information as to what eating healthy means, but that is as far as the government should be allowed to go.
When you use dope it would be better for you and your family if you just put a gun in your mouth and pulled the trigger.
Faster Cheaper, and less heartbreaking.
OK all you drug enthusiasts, you who want dope legalised start screaming.
“Everyone should agree that the Government has the right and responsibility to “interfere” with the rights of individuals for the common good at a certain point.”
‘Everyone should agree’ a theocracy by any other name is still a theocracy.
...as our present government preaches.
At the most basic level, you are not truly free if you do not have the right to put into your system whatever you want. Who gets to decide which chemical compound is legally consumable and which isn’t, and by what argument?
Well said, Jonty30!
An absolute total misunderstanding of the gospel.
maine yankee, I refer to “interference” like demanding we all drive on the same side of the street as opposed to we all drive a Volt. Common sense/ safety laws like this.
Maybe he does have a point. Just picture how much better society would be if meth was legal.....
Naw, I can't either.
If the results of whatever illegal substance you put into your system endanger the lives of others, then there is your line in the sand. If you eat 20 Big Macs a day and still want taxpayer funded “free” healthcare, then the rest of us have a problem.
I couldn’t believe it either, hence my response.
I care about the government telling us what to eat. The main thing is that they are WRONG! Their food pyramid or plate or whatever they are calling it now is UPSIDE DOWN and wrong. If you eat the way they want you to...you are going to be ill and FAT!
In all things employ the use of “balance”, you’ll usually never go wrong.
So, if the said person were to consume the aforementioned ‘illegal substance’ in the privacy of his or her home, without endangering anyone else while the substance runs its course, would the actions be “legal”?
As long as you have an external entity deciding for you what you get to put in your mouth and what you don’t, fundamentally, there is no true freedom. There is no argument which can justify tobacco and alcohol being legal, by applying the premise of your argument.
I don’t know what is in the food pyramid at the moment, so I cannot comment on that.
But I do know that it should be about 55 percent long chain carbs and about 30 percent protein and about 25 percent fat.
I agree with you in part, but we all know that most people who consume the aforementioned ‘illegal substance’ but can you guarantee that they are going to be staying home for the night? Also, what happens when the drugs backfire for whatever reason and they can’t afford to pay for their emergency room visit?
Sorry, didn’t do a proper grammar check on that last response.
How the question is framed determines the answer. The Question is NOT should drugs be made legal? The Question is does the Federal Government have the authority to impose Drug Prohibition absent a Constitutional Amendment?
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