Bob Butler Wrote:You are all too correct in that many values issues are resolved by force, either political or physical. You failed to mention courtesy and tolerance.
These are not a resolution. The issue remains, it simply is avoided.
Quote:These too are part of a culture's world view and values system. If one encounters something one doesn't like, is it really necessary to call a lawyer or to throw a rock? Can smiling, wishing the other guy well and walking away be a possibility that should at least be considered?
Sure. But lots of people won’t do that. They will bring suit as advocates of gay marriage did and as some who did not like a vendor being unwilling to provide services at a gay wedding did. And as black folks at a lunch counter in 1960 did. In all these cases they could have walked away, but they did not and so things like this are no longer necessary. Would you change that for the sake of comity?
Quote:There might be one effective logical, rational and scientific question to ask. What would Jesus do?
Which is an unknowable thing as there are no reliable records of what Jesus would do in various situations. Amongst our extant manuscripts there exist more differences than there are words in the New Testament.