I reject all categorical classifications of Man. It does immense harm to attribute to our shared natures what should be marked down to the weakness of individual wills. That's quite as bad as any other form of collectivism, and lead to results just as catastrophic. Christianity, a faith which exhorts us to nurture our better natures and resist our worse ones, and to encourage the same in others by example, has no place for such a thing. Sorry but you are wrong. Christianity states that all men are inherently evil. That's why we need a Saviour. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
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I must disagree. Christian doctrine deems us
fallen, which is quite different from evil. The fallen can get up and right themselves. If we were evil, we would have no chance at redemption.
That's the main reason why Christians are abjured to condemn only deeds -- sins -- and not the persons who commit them -- sinners. It all holds together nicely, if we remember to retain our humility.
Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
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