Going to start things off with an example of a video made by some well-known Hollywood celebrities regarding California’s Proposition 8 and how it’s become a religious issue. I’m asking for all that view this video to have an open mind and then to consider the context with which it is shown.
Atheists that watch the video will probably believe that it is a very accurate depiction of Christians, while (most) Christians will be offended.
- Question for atheists: Have you ever read Leviticus? Do you understand the context of that book and why it was written?
Question for Christians: Have you ever read Leviticus? Do you understand the context of that book and why it was written?
Unfortunately, there is a lack of understanding on both sides. Many times we end up just repeating the same arguments with the same disappointing results.
- To the atheist: Did you know that when you just cite stuff you hear from others or read from the internet without actually doing the research yourself and learning on your own, you are no better than the Christian that you say has no basis for their faith and is just a believer because their parents raised them in church.
To the Christian: Did you know that when you cite stuff you hear in church or read (without deeper study) from the Bible that you are doing exactly what the atheists claim you are doing?
Do you all realize that California’s Proposition 8 is not a religious issue? It is about rewriting the California Constitution to edit the language that currently shows that marriage is only recognized as being between one man and one woman. It’s a matter of law, and really not about morals or religion. Why does it have to become a religious issue? Opponents of Prop 8 cite that they don’t want to be governed by the Bible and should be free to live without discrimination; Christians want to make this a morality issue citing that the Bible clearly states that marriage was intended to be between one man and one woman.
I’ll go more into the dynamics of why this is not a religious issue in a later post.
Related posts:
- Atheist vs Christian: Is God A Murderer?
- Atheist vs Christian: Smackdown!
- Atheist vs Christian: Morality only comes with Christianity?
- Atheist vs Christian: God is Love?
- Atheist vs Christian: Evangelism…keep it to yourself
Tags: agnostic, atheist, christian, humanist, proposition 8, relative truth
