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Originally posted by Zymologist View PostI have a copy of it as well, and I do intend to read through it (as well as several other deuterocanonical books). Haven't yet.Don't call it a comeback. It's a riposte.
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Originally posted by Spartacus View PostAnderson's argument gives Tobit's story deep parallels to the book of Job, but with a greater emphasis on almsgiving as the way in which one demonstrates faithfulness to God.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostSo what's the difference between appealing to Christian values and morality to avarice and to gay marriage? What makes one "apples" and the other "oranges"?Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
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Originally posted by Jedidiah View PostThe difference is I have no input to commercial avarice. I find it wrong, and applaud examples of it's opposite. Gay marriage I do have an input when it comes to voting. I am opposed to abuse of homosexuals (since I see homosexuality as pathology) but that does not mean I have to agree with the prevailing legal sentiment as to homosexual marriage.
It really is a long walk to argue that sins of wealth are somehow less able to be legislated against than sins of sexuality."I wonder about the trees. / Why do we wish to bear / Forever the noise of these / More than another noise / So close to our dwelling place?" — Robert Frost, "The Sound of Trees"
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Originally posted by Sam View PostIt seems one could provide "input" to commercial avarice in exactly the same fashion that one provides input to same-sex marriage: by voting for representatives who advance policies and platforms designed to curb the behavior in question. Just as you would support a politician who proposes a federal ban on same-sex marriage, you might support a politician who proposes larger taxes on corporate profits, specialty taxes on executive pay, taxes on luxury items or vacation homes. Or even supporting a politician who advocates raising the minimum wage or providing affordable and comprehensive healthcare to all Americans.
It really is a long walk to argue that sins of wealth are somehow less able to be legislated against than sins of sexuality.I DENOUNCE DONALD J. TRUMP AND ALL HIS IMMORAL ACTS.
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Originally posted by Bill the Cat View PostUnited States v. Windsor was one single incident that ended up costing the Government $363,053 in estate taxes. The math logically supports my claim
Avarice is a personal issue where a single person fails in a moral decision which results in potential harm to a segment of society (with no government intervention or responsibility) while homosexual marriage is a social issue that government has a particular role in intervening. That's the difference. We do not need to legislate things that have no bearing on government responsibility, such as personal avarice. We DO need to legislate things that the government is directly responsible for (like providing government benefits).
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Originally posted by Zymologist View PostBy "sins of wealth" do you mean the sin of greed that often coincides with wealth, or that wealth is sinful?
Mahatma Gandhi:
There are seven sins in the world
1 Wealth without work
2 Pleasure without conscience
3 Commerce without morality
4 Science without humanity
5 Worship without sacrifice
6 Politics without principle
7 Knowledge without characterThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Spartacus View Postpost #276 dudeThat's what
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Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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Originally posted by Zymologist View PostBy "sins of wealth" do you mean the sin of greed that often coincides with wealth, or that wealth is sinful?"I wonder about the trees. / Why do we wish to bear / Forever the noise of these / More than another noise / So close to our dwelling place?" — Robert Frost, "The Sound of Trees"
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Originally posted by Paprika View PostThat is one incident. How many incidents should be expected per annum?
Are you trying to claim that avarice has not resulted in great actual harm to society?That's what
- She
Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
- Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)
I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
- Stephen R. Donaldson
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