Christians: Do you think the government should make sin (as defined by Christianity) illegal?

Question

If yes, which sins?

If no, why not?

Answer 1

DEAR GOD........NO!!!!!!!

We'd all be arrested for EVERYTHING!

Answer 2

There wouldn't be anyone who was out of prison if they were to do that. That's if what the Bible says about us is true anyways.

I am a Libertarian, so I think that crimes are criminal when someone is harmed other than the person committing the crime. Wreckles behavior of course would apply. Speed limits for instance, keep the other people who want to live through the experience of driving and walking on the sidewalks need to be kept safe. So speed limits are a good thing in order to set a standard of order.

I think that these principles would help make things a little less tense, and decrease what people might call 'illegal', making our prisons less crowded and people more free. It also would make government get out of the profiting that they make with the 'War on Drugs'.

Answer 3

As Buddhist, we believe, that there is no sin in us, where Christians believe that all of us are born with sin, because of Adam and Eve who breached GOD's command they would not eat from the Tree of Knowledge...a rather 3rd grade frame up, into which so, so many people have fallen into. I think all of us know what sin is. For example, my having been punched on the face 2 days after Christmas when I was mugged. The man who punched me and seriously hurt my lower jaw, was sinning, because of his lack of morality. Buddhists however believe we are born with Buddha Nature, which if we exercise it through our practices, will become greater, thusly, we have that opportunity to be rid of behaviours which would call for sins to be committed. All in all, I do not think religion, not even the Buddha's philosophy is teaching us anything new. We already know what to and not to do! It is a question of conscience, not about who laid down a law, or gave out commandments, or had to be absolved through the martyrdom of a Key Figure. We are not little children who may not be able to think clearly and morally for ourselves. Quite a pity, we do not depend more on our own selves' merit...but perhaps MAN, the specie, has SURPRISINGLY a great lack of self assurance. If that should be the case, I'd suggest, try to grow up, let go of the parental hand, and begin acting for yourself, in accordance to one's healthy conscience. Try IT, perhaps You'll Trust IT! (speaking in the plural "we".)

Answer 4

that is difficult to answer because with the New Testament we are not under Mosaic law, yet Jesus had this to say:
Mat 22:36 Master, which is the great commandment in the Law?
Mat 22:37 Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.
If we all followed those two simple commandments, we wouldn't need reams and reams of laws thrown on us. Besides, no sin is greater than any other sin. Murder is just as bad as lying, looking at a woman with lust in your heart is just as bad as actually comitting adultery. Sin is a heart issue and its impossible to regulate by law (which is why Christians do not fall under Mosaic law).

Answer 5

No, As a Christian, I can see how hard it would be to enforce the laws it would have to create. The ones which are truly a harm to others are already illegal (murder, robbery perjury) however, as a country of religious freedom, we could not arrest all the Buddhists for worshiping idols because we would have to arrest all the catholics and the Hindus as well. Every teenager would be hauled off for disrespecting parents. then the police would have to monitor your bedroom to make sure you were not having inappropriate illegal sex. As you can see, all of us would be in jail. The bible says ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God.

Answer 6

The primary ones regarding moral behavior are already illegal in most states. (Commandments)

For example: killing, stealing, taking from someone else, adultry (legal cause for divorce in most states), coveting what someone else has (usually goes along with trying to take it for yourself) These laws are good for society as a whole...relgious or not.

The rest of the things mentioned in the Bible that are considered sinful may or may not come directly from God. They may be just an addition made by those that followed God at the time of the writting because they seemed to make sense.

Other than the commandments themselves, what is sin seems to vary with the denomination of the person stating that it is a sin.

Personally, I try to look at things from the perspective of what is good for society as a whole...whether it agrees with my personal moral standards or not.

Answer 7

That would be shades of 1984, since in Christianity, sin is a sin whether in thought, word, or deed.

Oh NO! The thought police have busted me!

Now, to what country's government do you refer? Americans are so parochial.

Assuming you are American, THIS IS NOT A THEOCRACY, although the religious right (or wrong as the case may be) think it should be.

Answer 8

No, government shouldn't be allowed to make laws based on a religion, at least not in the united states. We have to remember that the reason this country was journeyed to by the pilgrims was to gain religious freedom, so if we (Christians) made laws that went by our values in this country, then the government would have to make laws like that based on every religions values.

Answer 9

Technacly they already have.
Examples.
adultry
but my opinion is that the government is making it illegal to say the pledge of alligence in school cuz it says one nation under god. so why should they make sin illegal. by haven schools not say the pledge cuz it says god they are legalizing sin. in a way. so if the government is trying to organize our country to what they think will make every one happy then how can thy illegalize sin. when not everyone believes in it. although they do things not everyone believes in in the first place.

it is a very complicated isnt it. when you really think about it.

Answer 10

...depends on the sin. Murder and the taking of innocent human life in all its forms(including abortion) and sinful activities that harm the safety of others(like drunken driving) and the like should be illegal. Such laws would have to be enforceable. Sinful behaviors that would not harm others should not be civilly illegal IMHO.

Answer 11

" Congress shall create NO LAWS in regards to an establishment of religion, nor prohibit the free exercise thereof" - First Amendment of the US Constitution.

No, never. That form of government is called a Monarchy.
I would leave America with a middle finger in the air.