I've seen so many responses inferring or stating that someone who does not beleive in God (the Christian God in particular) has no reason to have morals, be honest, forgiving, etc. Does that ignorance (meaning not knowing) come from believing your whole life that the ONLY reason to be honest or kind or good is to please God and go to Heaven?
Do Christians really believe that is the only reason anyone would be moral, forgiving, etc?
2007-01-18 08:00:23 · 11 answers · asked by Sun: supporting gay rights 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To clarify: I don't believe anyone needs a religion to let them know what is right and wrong. Nor do I believe religious people have any lock on moral behavior. I just find it strange that so many Christians seem to think that, for example, an Atheist would have no reason to be honest.
2007-01-18 08:22:33 · update #1
If Christians are moral ONLY because of being threatened by punishment if they don't follow the rules, that SCARES me.
2007-01-18 08:03:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
No Christians don't beleive that the only reason to be moral is God, but if you don't believe in God or his word the Bible where do your ideas of what is moral come from?
You have to make them up. If you make them up the chances are you will get it wrong.
You may as well give your life to the one who spoke the world into being; you don't have to make a chore of trying to get it right all the time then, because you realise that you simply can't and that God sent his son Jesus to take the punishment you deserve for getting it wrong.
2007-01-18 16:10:15 · answer #2 · answered by Paula D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's not true. Despite what the Christians and other religious people claim, religion did not invent morality. Morality is just a set of rules about what is right and wrong. We all develop our own rules, though we may get input from our culture, society, neighborhood, family, friends, life experiences and even instincts we were born with.
Morality helps us to live close to each other in relative peace. When two people wish to interact, whether it be a casual interaction like a store clerk or an intimate one, we need to establish some common ground rules for that interaction. Sometimes those ground rules are enforced with laws or social mores.
2007-01-18 16:04:15 · answer #3 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seriously doubt that Christians who say nonbelievers have no morals are really Christians. It even says in the Bible you can do good works without faith, although that is not how God wants it. I have not always been a Christian, but I have always been a good person, at least I think I have. It just wasn't enough for me or for God.
May God Bless you.
2007-01-18 16:10:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some christians feel that way...some don't. It really doesn't matter what they say about us...we know in our hearts and minds that we have good morals...probably more so than a good number of christians.
2007-01-18 16:05:16 · answer #5 · answered by Stormilutionist Chasealogist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite to the contrary. If you do not believe in God, you should still act in a moral way to benefit society.
2007-01-18 16:04:30 · answer #6 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Look at asians, thousands of atheists, they all have morals.
2007-01-18 16:04:49 · answer #7 · answered by FAUUFDDaa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you do those things for your own'' spirit ,the spirit inside you that makes you feel good ,your own lifes, well being,it's the healthy part of you
that is nurished by you being "good" and believing in GOD
2007-01-18 16:21:18 · answer #8 · answered by Me 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said it. Ignorance means not knowing.
2007-01-18 16:04:11 · answer #9 · answered by Red neck 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You said it. Ignorance is bliss.
2007-01-18 16:16:44 · answer #10 · answered by Laura 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋