Why are Christians so adamant about moral absolutes?

Because if you can't build a big-a** boat to float around in for months in the current day, what can you do?

You beat a 20 year old man? That was not right. He is too old for you to control his every thought. God gave him free will and you should too. He will make mistakes but you can't force your beliefs on him. You can only bring him up in the way he should go and hope he does not depart from it. I think you did him a great wrong and you owe him an apology. Spare the rod and spoil the child, only applies to children. He is grown so let him go. I agree with you on Prop 8 but this was just wrong and I am not sure you really did the last part. It is just that unbelievable. Well, if you are a troll, I did my best to give an honest answer to the question.

I think a lot of Christians believe that they believe in an absolute morality, because they see that as proof that they've put their faith in the right religion - if their religion doesn't teach absolute, unchanging morality, then why would they see it as more true than any other?

I think that in practice, they're pretty relativistic - not only would they kill to protect a loved one, or steal to feed their families, on a lower level, they'll do things others might perceive as immoral because they can justify those things to themselves or they'll support or at least understand it if a loved one violates some theoretical moral principle. In practice, their moral absolutism is generally aimed at people they don't know. At least, that's been my experience with Christians.

Why would anyone steal to feed anyone when there are food banks, pantries and charities who feed the poor. Killing is sanctioned when it is to save the life of someone else who is in eminent danger at that particular time or as punishment for murder. So what does Christian have to do with it?

Miss California posed for nearly nekkid hoochie mama pix, lied about them ( "they're photo shopped"! and then declared what a good Christian she is. Of course, I'm sure she would tell us that she'd never even think of stealing food for her family. My opinion: like many, her good Christian morals end at the point she "absolutely" wants to become famous and get rich. True for many. Alas.

I believe there's really no such thing as stealing food to feed the starving, and killing to save another depends on the situation.

You shouldn't clump all Christians into one big Christian group. There's actually decent ones out there. Now, clumping conservatives (from any religion) would make more sense.

Why exactly do they do this? I don't know for sure. Guess you'd have to ask them. Maybe this is what you're doing right now? Haha.

Part of it is their upbringing, their life experiences... influences. Most of what people believe, they are taught at an early age. Some question it when they grow up... some don't... :::shrugs:::

"Why are Christians so adamant about moral absolutes?"

Probably because the Bible is so adamant.

However, some Christians fail to study the Bible closely enough to realize that even the Bible deals with the fact that people have differing opinions of which how to apply various moral absolutes to particular situations. And the Apostle Paul wrote that this sometimes requires that one should temper one's perspective with the needs of others in mind, often over issues of conscience. (The classic example is alcohol. While the Bible prohibits drunkenness, it does NOT prohibit consumption of alcohol. Yet, the "stronger brother" should make concessions for "the weaker brother" who would be shocked or uncomfortable at seeing the "stronger brother" drinking wine is his home when invited for dinner.)

But as to the broader issue, even when moral laws are "in tension" in situations such as those you mention, this doesn't mean that "there are no moral absolutes." Rather, some laws are meant to applied to the application of other laws. For example, the laws concerning the value of human life tell me that if my neighbor's house is on fire and people are trapped on the second floor within seconds of death, I will have no hesitation in jumping the fence into another neighbor's backyard and taking his ladder without his permission and using it to provide a fire escape for trapped people. My choice in this situation does NOT prove that there are no moral absolutes. It simply demonstrates that PART of the law of moral absolutes is that there are "laws of interpretation and application" [to make a term on the spot] -- such as the moral absolute that tells me that LIFE is more important than PROPERTY -- and that the laws against theft (or borrowing without permission) must be trumped by obligations to LOVE MY FELLOW MAN. Indeed, moral absolutes prohibiting theft and murder and BOTH contained within the moral absolute of LOVING MY FELLOW MAN.

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Perspectives on moral absolutes swing in cycles over the history of most cultures. Presently it has become "fashionable" in many circles to proclaim that "there are no moral absolutes" -- and yet even that proclamation IS A MORAL ABSOLUTE. Indeed, as many have noted, "tolerance" has become a much-touted virtue.....even while speaking angrily against anyone "intolerant" enough to disagree. No wonder that there are so many jokes like, "I hate intolerant people almost as much as I hate the Dutch!"

But back to the main question: The Bible is loaded with examples where various laws/rules are in conflict and WISDOM must be applied to make the best choice. A recurring example comes up in the Gospel accounts where Jesus healed on the Sabbath and took a lot of flack for it.

So before ANYONE (not just Christians) denounces anyone else about how they regard moral absolutes, they need to get acquainted with the book which explains WHY Christians are adamant about their moral absolutes.

But just because applying WISDOM to moral absolutes does NOT mean that anyone should go to the opposite extreme and declare there AREN'T ANY MORAL ABSOLUTES!

Isn't a Christian thing. Jesus said the same thing. It's a question of justification.

Matt 12:3But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

4How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

5Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

There are moral absolutes.

Would I steal to feed my poor family? I would not have to as long as I am in Covenant with G-d. He is my supplier. However, if I were not in Covenant with him and had no supplier, it is still wrong to steal.

Would I kill to save another. Killing is not wrong, Murder is. There is a difference. Defending someones life is not only right, but expected.