and my kid is asking me why we are in a war with islamic
fascists ,and I told her it was a war between what we belive
to be true and what islamic nuts thinking is true.
Any way, she wrote this and got a F from her teacher.
>
>
Lots of people think that non christians can be
> moral. It makes sense, there are plently of
> non-christians that don't lie, or steal or murder.
> Christians relay on the Bible in order to determine
> what they should do, and what thier morals should
> be. However, the Bible doesn't give us any absolute
> truths as far as morals go. God gave us the ten
> commandments, and many people believe that they are
> moral if they obey them. God tells us in the ten
> commandments that we shall not murder, yet he sends
> his people to war. Many Christian groups (Crusades)
> have killed countless amounts of innocent people,
> babies, and destroyed towns. So, if the ten
> commandments are not ABSOLUTE truths, what are? Just
> because somebody is a Christian, they don't obey the
> law more than any athiest does. Infact, non
> Christians can end up doing even more for thier
> community, friends etc.
>
> However, at the end of the day, without God there
> would be no reason for morals. God has given us a
> sense of right and wrong. He has made it so that
> Christians have the Bible, and can try thier best to
> obey it. Not all Christians are 'moral' at all
> times, but they have a reason for trying to be
> moral. Although non-christians don't steal, thier
> motive is different. They don't steal because of
> law, or guilt. They don't lie because they would
> feel bad, or thier reputation would be ruined. This
> guilt or any other consequence would hurt them, so
> they try and be moral for thier own pleasure.
>
> In the absence of God, the reasons for having
> morals are not valid.
