Morality is defined as 'The judgment of good and bad behaviour according to conscience'. Christianity, by contrast, is inherently amoral, because in the Christian worldview, behaviour is judged solely according to whether or not you follow God's orders (whether or not you commit 'sin').
It would seem on the face of it that being a Christian is incompatible with being a moral person - i.e. Absolutely anything goes, as long as it's (supposedly) what the Christian god wants. Of course, many of the most horrific atrocities in human history have been justified in precisely this way (the Inquisition, burning witches and scientists, the Holocaust etc.).
So, is there any way you can be Christian and still be a moral person? Can you reconcile the concept of sin with the making of moral judgments according to conscience, or do you have to reject the concept of sin altogether in order to make moral judgments?
2006-10-13
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