Secular Christians, for example:
You want modern laws (instead of Christian law) to be put into practice
You want humans' laws instead of God's laws
and how come you still believe in Christianity?
2007-02-18 04:15:41 · 9 answers · asked by skeptic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So what happens when a country's laws become merely Christian laws? Which version of Christianity? How long until your particular denomination is labeled "false" and you are outlawed from practicing it?
A secular legal system is in EVERYONE'S best interest.
2007-02-18 04:24:32 · answer #1 · answered by Eldritch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is good for Christians to live in a secular society - as an Atheist in a surrounded by sometimes pushy theists I'm seriously happy to be in one! Back when everyone was coming over to the America there were major religious/state conflicts - Christian on Christian mostly.
Each state would pick a particular brand of the religion and attempt to make everyone under their rule be that brand or horrible things could happen to you.
People came over here to get away from that and to (at least attempt) to live with others... hence our secular democratic republic was born.
2007-02-18 04:23:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is this an honest question? You don't see the difference? Are you saying that to be a Christian you HAVE to want to force your beliefs into the law?
They want the right to worship. They don't want to force other people to, or put their beliefs in the political arena. What don't you get here?
The nation was founded by merchants. Many of them were Christians (many weren't). Those merchants, Christian and non Christian alike, didn't want the Church competing with them for power...or tithing them, or governing usury laws....etc.
The Church had been a rival to the merchants for centuries....and many of those merchants were good nbelieving Christians.
The Church historically has acted politically.
This nation was an attempt to keep them to the spiritual world as much as possible.
This experiment had the effect of INCREASING the religious character of the nation.
2007-02-18 04:27:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not a Christian, but religious people who are not anti-secularist tend to believe that a free and safe society is not a bad thing.
just like you have rules you follow at home but aren't about society, so too do many think that there are rules of conduct for being a follower of a faith and rules of conduct for being a good human.
A Christian could also say their god made humans a social animal so anything that makes a safe human society is something god wants.
Secular societies are a fairly new thing in the world, but polyreligious ones are not, and they are all based on the idea that humans need to do a set of things to live together, and that set of things intersects, but is not dictated by, the beliefs of deity.
2007-02-18 04:22:03 · answer #4 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friend, I am a Christians, there is many laws I don't like, But God's word tells us to obey the laws of the land, as Long as we don't go against God's law. And to render unto ceasar that is ceasars. And to also pray for the leaders of our land, But I am pesuadeted that the part of praying for the leaders is just about over, because God has turned many over to a reprobate mind.
2007-02-18 04:33:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a guess using my past experience...
When you have had Christian ideas crammed into your head starting at a young age, you may have a hard time letting go of them. The left side of your brain is telling you to think logically and just drop it already. While the other side is still in fantasy land.
2007-02-18 04:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by KS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm a Christian and that i thoroughly consider you. If a society has the potential to assert who i am going to worship, then that is taking my actual to make certain on who, how, and at the same time as i prefer to worship. each and each and every of the Christians obtainable who wrestle so troublesome to keep the ten Commandments are not any further determining that they prefer to dictate the who, how, and at the same time as to worship (keep in suggestions the first 4 commandments are about worship to God). i do not want anybody telling me the thanks to attempt this!
2016-12-04 08:15:43 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Simple. You should uphold your own beliefs but not force them on others. In government we should have simple laws-no murder, no harming another.
2007-02-18 04:25:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
christianity is man made, hence the paradox, so is the relationship with Jesus, also man made.
2007-02-18 04:23:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋