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To: yendu bwam
> What do you base your morality on?

A proper philosophy: Objectivism. From that, the following flow... Bill Clinton routinely mentioned God. He must be better than us atheist Repubicans in your eyes. In my freeper carreer, I've never heard him criticized as a Christian charlitan. From that, I've concluded that there is nothing incompatible with being a Christian who advocates national health care.
116 posted on 06/20/2002 7:16:22 PM PDT by Rate_Determining_Step
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To: Rate_Determining_Step
From that, the following flow... ethics = rational self-interest politics = capatalism Bill Clinton routinely mentioned God. He must be better than us atheist Repubicans in your eyes. In my freeper carreer, I've never heard him criticized as a Christian charlitan. From that, I've concluded that there is nothing incompatible with being a Christian who advocates national health care.

OK. A morality based on rational self-interest (which, of course, is yours or anyone's prerogative) is diametrically opposed to Christian morality. Obviously, I think much more of the latter than the former (and that is my prerogative!). But your follow-up statements are incredibly presumptuous. As a Christian, I do not think that a man who commits evil acts and is unrepentant (not truly sorry) about them, but nevertheless talks frequently about God, is worthy of emulation. I do not know the inner workings of Clinton's mind, but to me he appears unrepentant. But I do not honestly know. I do not know what inner demons may trouble this man. That is why Christians are taught not to judge people (but to judge acts as being good or bad - and clearly many of his acts have been abominable). And the same for you - I could not possibly judge you, or see you as 'better' or 'worse' than Bill Clinton - just because your an atheist. But the primary difference between you and Christians is that Christians, rather than being OK with being motivated by self-interest, are called to be as self-less as possible - to give up one's desires and to work for the good of others. It is not a choice that true Christians may make - it is a requirement.

128 posted on 06/21/2002 6:19:43 AM PDT by yendu bwam
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