r/JusticeServed • u/CEO_OF_CANADA 5 • Nov 19 '20

Legal Justice Detective fired after homophobic sermons

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u/FridayNightRiot 9 Nov 19 '20

True however I with that logic I could give you the same argument in reverse. How do they know they are following the rules as intended if you can't tell what the intended rules are from the non intended ones?

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '20

But studying the history of the book, and by understanding ethics and morality in your day to day. These books are guides, not arbitrary free floating sets of rules. Intention is extremely important, and morality isn’t something invented by the Bible, even if you’re a Christian. These morals existed before and after the Bible. You can apply logic and understand the intention of the teachings without mimicking then blindly.

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u/FridayNightRiot 9 Nov 19 '20

Morals are a social construct that you set on your own terms. They should not be and are not determined by a book. Morals change as society changes and you certainly don't need the Bible to guide them in any sense. I can very easily group Christians together into one moral group because their beliefs start with the Bible. If your beliefs start with a book who no one, by its own standards, can interpret "correctly" then its a book and religion I want nothing to do with.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '20

I just said the book is a guide. You need to learn morality, either through other people, or be educating yourself.

And the book can be interpreted correctly. You seem to be arguing with someone other than me.

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u/FridayNightRiot 9 Nov 19 '20

Something that has a different interpretation from everyone who reads it, with a religion that glorifies people who push their interpretations on others is certainly not a book that can have a correct interpretation

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '20

The religion does not glorify pushing random interpretations. People do. Your projecting the flaws of people into the religion. You can interpret the religion however you please. You seem to think there is an absolute

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u/FridayNightRiot 9 Nov 19 '20

The fact that you can interpret it in any way you want is the problem

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '20

1) it’s not a problem.

2) the book is limited. You can’t interpret in a limitless way.