US Military Treatment Of Atheists

[Bullitt]

Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Atheists can't try to make a better world? I've been involved in charity my entire life, had several that I stared and ran with my wife.

I never said nor inferred that atheists aren't allowed to do their part to better mankind as well. I merely stated that that is a way of living that all (obviously all don't) Christians ought to go by instead of wasting time and money of things like creation museums.

Being religious means nothing when it comes to morality, morality is genetic.
It is how we, as apes, as tribal animals, became apex animals on this planet, we get along... that is all.
Reading some special invisible friend into it just does not work.

First off, don't make asinine comments like that because it contributes nothing to this conversation and only makes you look like an ass, which doesn't help people take what you say seriously. You're obviously a smart dude, don't obscure that fact with near useless comments.

That out of the way..

Christian morality comes from our faith. However everyone obviously has different senses of right and wrong. Some people think it is moral to steal from the rich and give it to the poor, others think the opposite. I take much of what the Bible says with a healthy dose of salt due to the history of the church and all that jazz. I base my faith off of wait for it.. faith. I don't tell others how to live, and I try to live my life in the footsteps of Jesus. Helping my fellow man instead of competing with him or using him for my own gains, serving others before myself, etc. I try to hold myself to a higher standard but not "look down my nose" at others like many conservative Christians do (gays, etc.).

My point being with all that said is that my sense of morality in my everyday life and my more long term outlook is dictated by how Jesus said we ought to. And I think what he said about that was damn straight and true. "Let he who is without sin.." you know the rest.

The man spent his life helping people who needed it the most, and that ought to indicate (at least it does to me) that he knew what he was talking about and doing and modeling your own life after his ain't such a bad idea.