Hey, did you clip those out for your pastor?
Those quotes were from CS Lewis, btw.
“So, where in the list of not coveting your neighbor’s ass &ct... do you find a God-given prohibition on Edison light bulbs, or fully automatic firearms, or consuming canabis?
Those are not listed. So they must be ok, by that logic.”
Well, what are we going by? The Law or the Constitution?
Which are you arguing. If it’s the former, then take a look at Paul, where he argues, “everything is permissible”, but not everything is beneficial.
WRT to the constitution -
Lightbulbs? Shouldn’t even be an issue.
Cannabis, again if it’s for your consumption, that’s one thing. If you’re going to be selling it to other people, then yes, the jurisdiction that you are selling it in has the power to shut that down.
Fully automatic firearms. That’s a good question. The Founders don’t specify any limitation on what constitutes arms, and the arms they had then are not the arms that they have now. Personally, I don’t see how a local government could effectively regulate it, as it is a constitutionally protected right. I would probably say that putting a restriction on fully automatic constitutes abridgement, because it would examine the firing mechanism, and guns that were ok, would simply be modified to cross the line. The principle of arming yourself hasn’t changed, and neither should the outcome.
“You have very strong control issues, and don’t seem willing to let go, and let God. I detect a lack of faith”.
What is my faith sir?
Damn good question.
Sounds a lot like it's in yourself and your supposed logic.
And I have all of the CS Lewis books. Mom had us read them around age 5. Thanks, Mom. She was a great teacher, and I miss her. But I'll get there, by and by.
/johnny