BonosSaint
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Most people cherrypick to suit their ideology. On the whole, I'm fonder of those who cherrypick in favor of the vulnerable. As far as I'm concerned, any religion that doesn't flatout command protection of the vulnerable isn't worth the scrolls it is written on.
Maybe it's only personal duty to care for those who need. (It's not like early Christian writers were in any position to be telling Rome how to run its empire). But we don't need a religious reason to involve the government. A humane one will suffice. And if a secular, humane reasoning is kinder than religious interpretation of Christian text, then the lamb's blood was a waste.
Maybe it's only personal duty to care for those who need. (It's not like early Christian writers were in any position to be telling Rome how to run its empire). But we don't need a religious reason to involve the government. A humane one will suffice. And if a secular, humane reasoning is kinder than religious interpretation of Christian text, then the lamb's blood was a waste.