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Christians: If religion is a subjective experience, why should non-beleivers have to comply?
Why should we follow your version/translation/interpretation of your holy books because YOU chose to emotionally invest in them? No biblical quotes please, unless to support your point.
? - What about gay people? They are condemned vehemently and expected to comply.
raissa - and what of Odin, Zeus, and over two thousand other gods? Do we just sweep their literature under the carpet?
whyskyhigh - then explain. Anyone can just say the opposite. Doesn't make it true.
john b. loved - Quoting from a book isn't historical fact. If that is the case, then prayer is effective. It clearly isn't. I could claim quotes from Harry Potter as to the existence of Hogwarts simply because it is written. Doesn't prove a thing.
Try prayer with other believers - http://godisimaginary.com/i1.htm
Myra - because religious people worldwide in positions of power are influencing the lives of others using their religious teachings and views. Look at Egypt, Pakistan, USA, Syria, to name but a few. Anywhere where a religion dominates the landscape.
11 Answers
- FuzzyLv 78 years ago
Each and everyone has the right to do what they want. All things are permitted. All things are paid back in kind whether you are believer or not.
That is the simple teaching.
(1 Corinthians 6:12) All things are lawful for me; but not all things are advantageous. All things are lawful for me; but I will not let myself be brought under authority by anything.
The unbeliever will have all his actions returned with interest as shall the believer. Thus the problem you have to tackle is do you want to live or to die?
We are all in the same boat, all of us are growing older by the day, though the young think their 'old age' is far off - they are truly very wrong. Life is very short, decades run by like quick water in a waterfall.
What we are asked to do is to live a humane moral life; we are only really asked to do what makes life worth living. That some think this can be done without faith, without the knowledge of scripture leads to eternal death. As scripture repeats endlessly, righteousness saves, obedience brings victory.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
You should not have to comply .
Jesus said His government was not of this world.
God doesn't expressly forbid people from voting or even running for office but it does seem impossible to do so and remain a person of integrity.
- SephLv 78 years ago
You don't have to comply, nobody is forcing you
Plenty of people try and persuade you I'm sure, but it's optional
EDIT: Homosexuality is legal in my country as is gay marriage, if you want to marry a dude, suit yourself it's no skin off my nose
- SlewinLv 48 years ago
you should not if you dont believe in the christian GOD or Viking GOD's like Odin Thor and so on... because whats the point if you really dont believe in an higher power. hope that helped
a catholic
- Anonymous8 years ago
In their mind, religion is not subjective experience, but objective truth from god.
- ?Lv 78 years ago
You are here freely questioning others' faith. What basis do you have for saying, "non-believers have to comply"?
- biggalloot2003Lv 78 years ago
Are you suggesting freedom? Religion isn't about people doing what they want.
- Anonymous8 years ago
it's your choice i don't gave a crap what you do man smoke dope sleep with hookers.
