Question on Religious Ethics...?

Question

Ok, I'm a Druid and stand proud and firm behind my Pagan beliefs. But my father is a die-hard Lutheran. His church is experiencing financial problems and are seeking helpers for a fund raiser they are having later this month. They have the only WELS church in the area and even though I am a Druid, I don't want to see them loose their place of worship. It'd be like someone taking out all the trees in a Druid's grove. Part of me wants to help with the fund raiser so they can keep their building, but another part of me wants to just sit back and let them fail. Would it be religiously ethical of me to help them, given the difference in faiths, or would it be better to just keep out of their way? Maybe you can help me decide on what to do.

Answer 1

. Every action has a consequence that must be observed and you must be prepared to compensate for your actions if required.
2. All life is sacred and all are responsible for seeing that this standard is upheld.
3. You do still live in society and are bound by its rules.
4. Work with high standards.
5. Make an honest living.
6. Be a good host as well as a good guest.
7. Take care of yourself. (Health was held in high esteem amongst the Celts, so much that a person could be fined for being grossly overweight due to lack of care.)
8. Serve your community.
9. Maintain a healthy balance of the spiritual and mundane.
(Discard writes: ‘Ethical and self respecting Druids did nothing without being properly schooled or aware of the consequences ahead of time. They knew when it was appropriate to visit the Otherworld and immerse themselves in the spiritual as well as when it was appropriate to be fully in this world.’)
10. Uphold the Truth, starting with yourself.
11. Be sure in your convictions, particularly when judging or accusing someone, but also when debating. Ask yourself: are you really sure? Do you really know that this the case?

My son, also, is a Druid. I called him and asked him this question, and he directed me to the link below. He said, you will fidn the answer here, and that, as a Druid, you will know the right thing to do.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You know I can't help but feel that if you turn to your own sincere religious beliefs for guidance here you would have your answer. Then again, I don't want to sound like some prick - so quite frankly I would help my father. But do turn to your faith for guidance. Is that not where you should find the right answer for you? I say this respectfully by the way.

Answer 4

Yes, it would be religiously ethical of you to help them. IMHO it would be UNethical to stand by and let them fail if you were able and willing to help.

I'm not sure what Druids believe with regards to energy and Return, but my own beliefs are that the energy that you send out - for good or for ill - will come back to you.

It may also help open their eyes to the fact that you're not "evil" if they realize that you are a Druid and are still willing to help those who don't share your beliefs.

Answer 5

I would offer my financial assistance in order to help fellow human beings, so long as the institution they have established does not attempt to do me harm either through physical assault or through rhetoric. I would make the offer publicly, not to advance my own religious tenets over theirs, but to suggest that they and I share a common humanity and that people of good will help others in time of need. That's one of the most important lessons one can offer to the community's children. Make the offer publicly, and if they accept, fine. If they spurn the offer, then you can sit back and watch them bleed from having cut off their own noses, so to speak, with a clear conscience.

Answer 6

Help them,if part of you wants to..Your father's a member,and it's the only church in the area.Being religously ethical doesn't mean that you only have to help those of your own beliefs.

Answer 7

I have no idea what a Druid is, but I take it that since you say you are of the pagan beliefs, you are a child of satan and not of God. Therefore you need to stay out of the Christian's Place of Worship, unless you are going there to become one of them. Then you are welcome. You say your Dad in a die-hard Lutheran, therein is the problem. He needs to be a Christian first which is the problem in most Churches today. They are dipped and dyed in their Denomination instead of being dipped and dyed in the Blood of The Lamb. Believe me if your Dad's Church will get right with God then things will turn around. Been there done that.

Answer 8

The Lord's Church is to be supported by the free-will offering of it's members..ONLY! Churches with their bazaars, yard sales, chili cook offs, penny actions, and other Madison Avenue fund raising schemes are the reason non-believers think we're not serious about what we believe. Can you imagine a church saying, "We believe, trust, and rely on Jesus Christ in all things, but we need the help of non-believers to save our church........." Now, that's mights convincing .....ain't it?

To answer your question, NO. If your father's "church" can't make it without the help of pagans....it needs to fail.

Answer 9

First of all, did you mean "loose" or "lose" their place of worship?

I recommend you pray to the Druid god for your answer. Let's see what he/she comes up with...lol.

EDIT: I said "lol" because I think the questioner is joking around. In other words, I don't think the question is meant to be taken seriously. However, I could be wrong.

Answer 10

Vampirefreaks rules.

It seems you are in a bit of a dilemma, as you are stopping yourself partially because of religious belief. If you really believe that you should help, then nothing's stopping you. If you want to see them fail, then I would understand. Remember how many pagans were killed during the Burning Times?