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To: kosta50
"circlecity, I lived in Japan for six years and they have their own morality which is not based on the Judeao-Chirsitian God, but on the fabric of the society."

The Japaneese morality is the exact same morality as the Judean-Christian morality. What they choose to ascribe it to is another thing all together but the social mores and intrinsic moral values of right and wrong are the same. That they may do a better job as a society of living up to them is of no moment as to what they are or where they come from. I note that from 1900 to 1945 Japan was one of the most vicious, cruel barbarous societies on earth. Ask China or anyone that survived the Bataan death march. The same essential morals - fixed objective morals - are placed in every man's heart by God, whether they choose to acknowledge him or not. The Bible says most men will choose to deny him and will run from him.

109 posted on 12/21/2010 4:14:22 AM PST by circlecity
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To: circlecity
The Japaneese morality is the exact same morality as the Judean-Christian morality

No it's not. Their concept of right and wrong is completely different.

What they choose to ascribe it to is another thing all together but the social mores and intrinsic moral values of right and wrong are the same

What intrinsic moral values?

I note that from 1900 to 1945 Japan was one of the most vicious, cruel barbarous societies on earth. Ask China or anyone that survived the Bataan death march

Different society, different morals. Slavery was not considered immoral by many, if not most Christians for centuries. Then, all of a sudden epiphany! Polygamy was not considered immoral in biblical times, why is it now?

The same essential morals - fixed objective morals - are placed in every man's heart by God, whether they choose to acknowledge him or not

Is that fact? Because it's in the Bible? Fine, if you want to believe it, that's your prerogative, but just because you believe something doesn't make it universally true. If you are going to make statements of faith as statements of fact you better have some hard evidence to prove them.

112 posted on 12/21/2010 4:33:59 AM PST by kosta50 (God is tired of repenting -- Jeremiah 15:6, KJV)
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