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Thread #127011   Message #2836897
Posted By: GUEST,Steamin' Willie
12-Feb-10 - 05:33 AM
Thread Name: BS: At last a Pope talks some sense
Subject: RE: BS: At last a Pope talks some sense
I suppose if you believe in superstitions, and especially religious superstition, you are comfortable with using words such as "moral" and "evil." After all, they are words used to compare your sanctimony with "the others."

Right and wrong are enshrined in law, via Parliament. Any moral judgement over and above that is a personal one and only relates to yourself. Just because you feel the need to have an imaginary friend does not make your argument any stronger, (or indeed less strong to be fair.) It is your belief, but not necessarily anybody else's.

Hence the uncomfortable situation for the majority of the voting public when a church leader (even a foreign one) tries to influence law based on their moral compass. We have Anglican Bishops in The Lords as it is, and it is about time there was disestablishment, especially as they "represent" a tiny minority now.

I do accept that religious groups only want opt outs for themselves rather than oppose the whole bill on principle, but doesn't that alone seem strange to you? It does me. If they claim they are in the right, then their view is to apply to all, as they claim we are all part of their vision?

I saw a comic on the box last night who summed it up perfectly. "If we are all God's children, what makes Jesus so special?"