If you are a Christian, you most likely believe that your god has given us free will. Yet throughout history, "god's men" have take it upon themselves to legislate morality and curb people's free will, instead of just informing them about the consequences of their actions. An example of this is euthanasia. It's my life and my free will. What right do people have to people have interfere with my God-given free will based on their unverified religious beliefs?
What right do mere men have to reduce the free will of others?
2007-06-16 19:25:26 · 4 answers · asked by ShatteringGlass 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
robert p: Nowhere did I mention murder or such laws. Long before Moses people recognized that acts such as murder, rape, and theft destablize human societies and thus passed laws to punish those who committed those actions. "God's men" palagarized those laws and attributed them to their respective gods, often without adding value themselves.
2007-06-16 19:37:12 · update #1
We as humans have no right. People who take things into their own hands are not following the Lord's will. God gave us free will to do as we please, He intends for us to follow His will. It is not right form humans to control humans. Such as in the days of slavery. Ok the white man justified his violence by saying he was defending the Lord. A true Christian does not act out of violence, rather love. Many people including Christians themselves have a mixed up view of what God wants us to do, they made their own interpretation. The Lord wants us to love our enemies, so how do we love them, if we killed them. I believe that humans created themselves in history and it is only getting worse. The rest of society has to recognize this fault and decide to change it. One modern area Christians tend to attack is homosexuals. Many people act out of hatred towards these individuals treating them as if they are less than human. Every human is equal in Gods eyes. I dont have to agree with someones behavior but that does not mean that I should hate them either. Love the person, hate the action. Show Gods true love and Holy spirit in your actions, by loving others. Soooooo many people dont understand this concept, God is love, that is it, simple enough God is love. Therefore Christians are supposed to follow the Lord, and try to be more like Him, so how can you do that if you hate people. You cant. So just keep your head up, trust me there are Christians out there who do get what God is saying, just be careful not to fall into the traps of false testimony.
2007-06-16 19:41:01 · answer #1 · answered by teenhelp911 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a God given freewill right to murder an innocent person just because they aren't able to defend their rights and their life (their freewill to decide to live if they become able).
2007-06-17 02:34:03 · answer #2 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have no "right" but they do have the MIGHT. You MUST realize by now that anyone bigger, stronger, with more power and/or with more guns than you, runs your life AND all the other poor joes in the world.
It's not right.
but what will YOU do to stop it?
2007-06-17 02:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by Alias400 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody has the right to take another's free will.
There are always consequences to actions.
2007-06-17 02:32:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋