2006-07-04 10:26:43 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Sure. And seeing as how intentions seem to have something to do with sin we'd have to have a new police force with sin detectives who determine whose rights should be withheld. The sin judge would weigh in on the actual sentence, of course.
I think I'd be a good sin detective.
Judge: Officer Puppet, what are the charges against this man?
Me: Your Honor, Mr. Darwin was detained on suspicion of having lust in his heart.
Judge: And what evidence have you?
Me: Just look at him, Your Honor.
Judge: That's good enough for me. We will convene for sentencing on August 12th. Good work, Officer Puppet. Next on the docket: the entire population of Greenwich Village!
2006-07-04 10:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by wrathpuppet 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No.
1) secular means non religious
2) if you mean religious rights like Communion and Baptism those are only powerful by God's power and God should decide if it is water, grape juice and bread or the Holy Spirit, Blood and Body.
3) It may be appropiate to deny membership in a community until a persons behavior is in line with beliefs but never access to services, fellowship and teaching. How else are they going to learn that there are better choices out there.
2006-07-04 17:33:25 · answer #2 · answered by mike g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on whether their is a victim. For weed, and onanism, no, because their is no victim. But I worry about laws that prohibit thought. If it is sin to think about a crime, then the courts may be setting themselves up as mindreaders. Hate crimes are like that. How can hate be judged? Intent may be nescessary to establish guilt, but is it in it self a crime, and does it justify the loss of secular rights? Sodomy is another example. There are a lot of attractive butts out there, do I have to blind myself, to stay out of jail?
Sin and the devil are far too subtle to be trapped in a human court. Especially when some of his children are in the jury....
2006-07-04 17:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well then that would mean you would have to pick out a secular judge of sin, and who made you the sole arbitor of god in his work on earth to judge the sinners and cast them into hell or put them into heaven? no, something spiritual should not be used to determine something secular. (by the way, i am an atheist and i believe there is no such thing as a sin in a spiritual sense, only wrong and right, there is no god that will judge me after i die, only mortal judges who determine my fate in a trial)
2006-07-04 17:37:40 · answer #4 · answered by The Frontrunner 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will occupy a significant place in the intellectual and ethical life of modern man for a long time to come." Dr. Shaligram Shukla Professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University
2006-07-04 17:31:57 · answer #5 · answered by bhattathiry 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where do secular rights come from? Does carnal rights give anyone a reason to deny my right to faith?
2006-07-04 17:34:37 · answer #6 · answered by Dead Man Walking 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most sins also cause problems for society. If it does then that is a good reason to make something illegal.
2006-07-04 17:32:03 · answer #7 · answered by unicorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the sin has been forgiven by God then it is done with.
of course if the sin was also illegal, you still have to
pay the penalty of law, but forgiveness of sin is between
the sinner and his God.
2006-07-04 17:32:08 · answer #8 · answered by agedlioness 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds a good enough reason to me. Looks like I'll be banned then!
2006-07-04 17:28:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since there are LOADS of people who don't believe in God, then there are also loads of people who don't believe in sin.
So, No.
2006-07-04 17:30:46 · answer #10 · answered by E's Mommy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋