Because, lets say, you were following a religion- it determines what is right and wrong. So then your conscience really has no meaning anymore, wouldn't you say?
For example, a person could be lovely but because they're homosexual- you drift away from them. Not listening so much to your conscience, just your religious "morals".
There's really no need to even think, it seems like.
2007-12-10 10:44:36 · 25 answers · asked by Reflected Life 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
"I do not "drift away" from someone because he/she is homosexual."
What!?!?! And what kind of Christian does that make you?
2007-12-10 10:54:14 · update #1
Of course you need to use your conscience, in fact you have to have a very sensitive conscience.
God calls us all to do His will and follow the example of His son Jesus Christ. If you read your Bible - which I really do recommend - then you will find for yourself what kind of people God wants us to be.
You don't have to be spoon fed by others. If you find out for yourself it will be far more valuable, then you can access what the churches say.
Some churches in the past didn't want their members to read the Bible because they wanted to put their own slant on its teachings. But these days you are free to check out doctrines for yourself and see if they are true.
The Bible warns of people 'adding to the words' that it contains. Some churches have disregarded this at their peril.
Enjoy your reading of God's scriptures.
2007-12-10 10:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I think it's better to just stick with "beliefs" rather than religion. Everyone should have a good set of morals, but what you believe about higher power should be determined by you. Religion seems to tend to take away conscience, and even sometimes free will.
2007-12-10 18:50:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Christian has to think to divide the Word of Truth correctly. The conscience of a cannibal is not the same as the conscience of a Christian. Therefore the conscience is only what it has been trained to be.
The conscience has nothing to do with homosexuality being wrong, that was God's decision and none of our business to second guess God.
God's morals are for everyone, not just the Christian.
2007-12-10 18:51:22 · answer #3 · answered by mesquiteskeetr 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Religion cannot supplant conscience (as many seem to believe it should,) it can only supplement it. Those who follow blindly can be led astray by one who would use them for his own means. One with a strong conscience would be able to examine their beliefs and the things they're told and will be able to tell right from wrong.
2007-12-10 19:39:25 · answer #4 · answered by JonnyTruant 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do need my conscience. It tells me right from wrong. We've already established that one does not need to be religious to have morals.
I would NOT say that my conscience has no meaning. That is YOUR opinion.
I do not "drift away" from someone because he/she is homosexual.
There is no need for you to make false assumptions. There is especially no need for YOU to presume to tell ME what I think.
2007-12-10 18:51:30 · answer #5 · answered by batgirl2good 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, humans have free will, including those who follow religion. The Bible does not tell people how to act in every instance. There is a term in Christian theology, "adiaphora" which refers to something that is neither condemned or condoned in the Bible. Decorative tattoos, body piercings, the internet all fall into adiaphoran and are up to the individual to make a decision about. The Bible also teaches us to love our neighbor as ourselves and to lovingly uphold Christ's teachings and implement church discipline. These things require careful deliberation. So, yes, mind and conscience are alive and well in Christianity.
2007-12-10 18:54:44 · answer #6 · answered by klm78_2001 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, those who have faith have no need of a conscience, as their god of choice or their book of edicts does it all for them.
If they are hurt, it's an eye for an eye,
If someone disagrees it's a holy war,etc
Lovin your posts
I used to be agnostic but now I'm not so sure!
And if you didn't run the red light?
Surely your god determines when it's the kid's time to die!
Then the kid gets killed by a failed brake, or a falling streetlight etc : you didn't choose any of it!
Or is that an idea you only invoke when you lose a loved one and it contradicts the safety you associate with your faith? A safety which demonstrates lack of ability to choose and a disregard for conscience.
2007-12-10 18:51:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No, wrong! You have a conscience to make choices in your own life as well as how it affects others. If you ran a red light and killed a kid then you made a choice to run a red light - not to kill someone, but to run the red light. If you made the choice not to run the red light then the kid would still be alive.
Just an example!!!!
2007-12-10 18:50:00 · answer #8 · answered by waeyeaw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
religion may define what constitutes sin, but it dont affect your conscience until you really sin, then your conscience really starts to talk to you, it is the voice of God within you, so you better listen. Hopefully you have been trained properly and your conscience fully understands sin and what it is.
2007-12-10 18:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Religious people think the same as you and me, but they are attracted to religion because it absolves them from responsibility for their thoughts. They can do whatever they like and then, if things go wrong, "Well it's all part of God's plan..."
2007-12-10 18:56:42 · answer #10 · answered by youngmoigle 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋