860
Anon questions the KKK (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
111 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

I know to urge caution, but what do you mean? Like we should punish murder because society sees it as bad as well. But when it comes to a topic such as same sex marriage, I think if it's what the majority of society want, it should be legal and not hurting anybody, even if it's not something that the Church should accept within religious life.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    I agree with that.

    The caution I'm talking about is twofold:

    • church being judge and jury - especially dangerous in majority Christian areas, since excommunication can be very severe - the Church in Corinth was very small vs the rest of the population
    • being too strict can be counter productive by pushing people away from the very community that can help them - the situation in 1 Corinth was the church tolerating grievous sin, perhaps in a prominent member (otherwise why would Paul have heard about it?)

    My caution is about understanding the context to avoid just pulling random verses. Perhaps you won't do that, I just like to be extra clear in case someone else finds the conservation. I've seen people do terrible things in the name of religion, and this feels like a passage that could get misused.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent