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Religious decline does not equal moral decline, says researcher
Science Daily ^ | January 13, 2016

Posted on 01/13/2016 3:56:27 PM PST by sparklite2

"As religion has declined in Europe there has also been an increase in acceptance of personal autonomy on issues concerning sexuality and family. Each generation is more liberal on these issues than the one before. In contrast, we find no evidence that moral values have become more self-interested or anti-social."

The research also found that religious people are slightly less self-interested on average, but this can largely be accounted for by their age. This is because the average religious person is older than the average nonreligious person, and older people, whenever they were born, are less likely to justify self-interest values.

"Religious faith and worship also makes most difference to morality in the most religious countries. To be effective, religious norms need to be validated by a moral community of other religious friends and family and social and political institutions" concluded Dr Storm.

(Excerpt) Read more at sciencedaily.com ...


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To: sparklite2

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21 posted on 01/13/2016 6:44:45 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("We need someone to lead us back to the standard of excellence we once epitomized." --Donald Trump)
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To: DiogenesLamp

My first hearing of Chesterton’s fence. I looked it up. Interesting.


22 posted on 01/13/2016 7:37:36 PM PST by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Ping


23 posted on 01/13/2016 11:45:10 PM PST by StoneWall Brigade (vote for Tom Hoefling for President 2016 it's time for a real conservative to be in Whitehouse)
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To: MNDude
My first hearing of Chesterton's fence. I looked it up. Interesting.

Well good. You gave me some new knowledge, and it would appear I have returned the favor. :)

24 posted on 01/14/2016 7:34:21 AM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: sparklite2; redleghunter; Springfield Reformer; kinsman redeemer; BlueDragon; metmom; boatbums; ...
Who is defining "moral?" In the UK everything from a welfare state that punishes greater benefits as a result of merit to preachers who preach against sodomy is considered moral?

http://peacebyjesus.witnesstoday.org/rvlg_sections/FaithBeliefsandEffects.html#Atheists

Britain and morality - Conservapedia

< No respect, no morals, no trust - welcome to modern Britain ...

25 posted on 01/14/2016 12:47:58 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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To: daniel1212

They have redefined moral to be what is right in their own eyes.


26 posted on 01/14/2016 1:20:40 PM PST by Lera
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To: daniel1212

“Who are we to judge?”/s


27 posted on 01/14/2016 2:10:49 PM PST by Just mythoughts (Jesus said Luke 17:32 Remember Lot's wife.)
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To: sparklite2
Religious decline does not equal moral decline, says researcher

Researcher?

Does he(?) have ANY clue where MORALS come from?

28 posted on 01/14/2016 5:38:30 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: DiogenesLamp
(Recreational sex is a Liberal attitude)

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Song+of+Solomon+1&version=ESV

29 posted on 01/14/2016 5:39:35 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Enlightened self-interest? Ie, don’t hurt me and I won’t hurt you.


30 posted on 01/14/2016 5:54:01 PM PST by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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To: sparklite2

And if you DO get hurt; then what?


31 posted on 01/14/2016 6:36:17 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Elsie

Do you really need religion to tell you how to respond to injury?


32 posted on 01/14/2016 8:16:25 PM PST by sparklite2 ( "The white man is the Jew of Liberal Fascism." -Jonah Goldberg)
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To: MNDude
the cut flower thesis theorizes that a culture that has been nurtured with religious morals, will continue with them for a while after the country loses the religious belief. But like a flower, that’s cut from it’s nurturing soil, that morality will eventually wither and die. http://www.ourhappyschool.com/philosophy/theistic-ethics-and-cut-flower-thesis

Worth bookmarking. Sadly however, it requires logging thru Facebook to comment.

While atheism can made a good case for (what are basic Biblical) morals on the basis of their proven beneficial effect, and likewise can code software because it serves a worthy purpose, lacking any supreme objective substantive moral standard, morality is whatever seems reasonable to the atheist, and thus atheism can and does justify warring against basic Biblical morals, and create and or use instruments to do so, just as false religion has.

33 posted on 01/14/2016 8:26:08 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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To: Just mythoughts
“Who are we to judge?”/s

Another Protestant pope!

34 posted on 01/14/2016 8:27:48 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned and destitute sinner+ trust Him to save you, then follow Him!)
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To: sparklite2

I thought we were talking from were morals arrive.

One person’s injury is another’s pleasure.


35 posted on 01/15/2016 3:31:19 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: daniel1212

If someone is amoral and he searches for anything other than the Lord and has good will, who am I to judge?


36 posted on 01/15/2016 3:33:09 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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