@jbeggs252 I dont get it. All he said was how he thinks she's twisted for thinking the way she was right after Charlie was assassinated. I dont get how that was calling for violence on her. Calling out someone's morals or thoughts on a situation is calling for violence?
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 Its important to understand that if someone claims to do evil while using the bible, they are just evil. We can tell this by what Jesus said. Islam on the other hand in their book calls for its people to do evil. We can tell this by just reading it.
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 They believe its not against their morals to do these things. They dont feel bad. You think the way you do because you are the product of a christian society
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 These morals that you have, the ones you're talking about. You have them and believe them because you live in the West. Built by christians. There are people with different faiths that believe child rape, murder, persecution of other faiths is gods plan for them.
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 (Romans 2:14-15), which explains why cultures worldwide share ideas like "murder is wrong" or "help the needy." Non-Christians, whether religious or atheist, tap into this God-given conscience, even if they interpret it through reason, culture, or other beliefs.
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 I hear you—people absolutely can have morals without Christianity, and I agree that humans seem to have an innate sense of right and wrong. As a Christian, I believe God wrote a basic moral compass into every heart at creation, The natural law.
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 early settlers’ Christian ethics built schools and social programs. Sure, other influences like indigenous values or Enlightenment ideas contributed, but Christianity gave a unique structure to these shared morals, amplifying them in ways we still see today.
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 In the West, and especially Canada, this Christian framework turned innate morality into systems: human rights (from equal dignity), hospitals and welfare (from sacrificial love), and legal justice (from biblical fairness). Canada’s Charter of Rights nods to the supremacy of God
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 These differ from, say, karma in Hinduism (which ties morality to cosmic balance) or secular humanism’s pragmatic ethics (based on mutual benefit, not divine command). Even if someone doesn’t follow Christianity, these ideas have shaped their moral landscape in the West.
@JilMcIntosh@MTW2478 But Christianity takes this further with specific moral teachings that aren’t always emphasized elsewhere—like radical forgiveness (loving enemies, Matthew 5:44), grace-based sacrificial love (like the Good Samaritan), or the inherent dignity of every person as God’s image.