2006-11-03 07:05:28 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can't be serious.
2006-11-03 07:07:49 · answer #1 · answered by Old Cripple 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By no means.
"Moral" is a relative term: everyone defines it differently. What may be moral for one person may be immoral to the next, or neither to another person, or perhaps circumstantial to yet another.
For instance: many Christians believe it is moral to tell other people about Jesus Christ, and attempt to persuade people to accept him as their personal savior. This is because they believe that when someone dies, they either go to Heaven (if they have accepted Jesus), or Hell (if they haven’t). They do this in order to “save” other people from going to Hell.
Most other people feel it is entirely immoral to do so - especially when they've already made up their mind not to be Christian. This is because they find it intrusive and rude – it is often seen as an unintentional means of demeaning the religion they’ve already chosen, or an indirect way of saying, “I’m right and you’re wrong, and there’s no disputing that because that’s just the way it is,” usually because Christians are unwilling to dispute the idea that there's a chance they might actually be wrong.
2006-11-03 15:39:41 · answer #2 · answered by Lady of the Pink 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The words Christian and moral can not be interchangeably used. Someone can be a moral person, but that doesn't make them a Christian! Do you see the difference?
2006-11-03 15:09:05 · answer #3 · answered by yahoogrl1 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not.
I am Christian and although living by the teachings of Christ would bring about a moral society, CHristian by their very nature are broken, imperpect, immoral people trying to worship and follow a perfect God.
Morality is a part of Christianity but Christian behavior is often not morally right.
2006-11-03 15:13:01 · answer #4 · answered by mike g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are not interchangeable, but some Christians appear to think they are by using the phrase, "It's the Christian thing to do," when they actually mean "It's the moral thing to do." But I don't think it's usually meant as an insult. They're just thinking, "What would Jesus do?"
2006-11-03 15:07:39 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being christian, or any religious belief, does not make a person any more moral than anyone else. Why do so many equate morals with religion? The two are completely different things.
2006-11-03 15:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by ndmagicman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, not at all. Some Christians would like you to believe so, but people from all religions and none, Christianity included, can be moral, immoral, or switch between the two.
2006-11-03 15:08:09 · answer #7 · answered by GreenEyedLilo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they cannot be used interchangeably.
Just because you are Christian does not mean you are moral. That should be blatantly obvious just from the news in the world today. And I know many non-Christians who are truly moral/ethical people.
2006-11-03 15:07:09 · answer #8 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, christianity provides moral values but it is not a synonym because there are hundreds of other practices that provide moral values.
and some christians are a little..coo coo
2006-11-03 15:07:07 · answer #9 · answered by Snow surfer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. All faith traditions around the world are vast and complex social agreements spreading over many layers of different cultures. All seek to be moral in their value systems but all fall short because they are made up of people just like you and I.
2006-11-03 15:07:57 · answer #10 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. Christians attempt to be moral, but since every human is imperfect, is therefore incapable of being entirely moral.
moral is a characteristic whereas Christian is a title, group, and religion.
by the way, the God of Christianity isn't a man.
2006-11-03 15:07:41 · answer #11 · answered by christy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋