Quote:Bob Butler: We are becoming a hyper sensitive conflict seeking intolerant country.I agree.
Quote:.. yes, it is impossible to know precisely what His (Jesus) message was…Your typical guy on the street asking himself what Jesus would do likely wouldn't be able to justify his answer before a tenured academic tribunal of Jesus experts.True, but neither could they.
Quote:Can you come up with a better question?Nope.
Quote:While everyone and his sister will have a different spin on Jesus, what other question would pull out the best side of a typical American's sense of morality, peace and justice?It’s an astute point.
Quote:Still, not every question can be answered using scientific methods. Given our culture, if one wants someone to consider if he is doing the proper moral thing, it's not a dumb question.It’s not. It a sound approach, and an answer was developed a long time ago. This answer is the authentic, or correct “right teaching”, which is what “orthodox” means. For 12 centuries after Constantine the answer to what would Jesus do, i.e. the orthodoxy, was preserved by the magisterium of the church. I was raised Roman Catholic. The orthodoxy did not take for me. I stopped going to Mass when I was 21 and am pro-choice. So much for orthodoxy.
As for what do you replace it with, I don’t know. I don’t sweat this stuff much, but a lot of other people do not have my blasé attitude. It is they who see issues with American culture since the sexual revolution.
Quote:Are you one of those angry white male heterosexuals who wants to bully and make sure his culture and manners remain dominant? To show courtesy respect is to diminish the amount of respect other groups have to show you?Where on earth are you getting this?