Random thoughts.
May. 9th, 2004 09:27 pmI've been meaning to write this all down at some point, but I'm lazy and forgetful, and doubt I'll even get much down, but it matters not. I think I just need to put down a few ideas to clear my head.
Mostly my current thoughts cramming the buffer of my brain, meaning they're there, but not necessarily relevant to what's going on now. Anyway, I've been thinking about the seeming trend, especially in some of these more touchy subject areas in politics, of people saying how they personally don't believe something to be right, but how they believe in giving others choices. Or how they believe something is wrong, but don't want to get their religious beliefs mixed in with things. Now that, I most assuredly must insist, is complete and utter crap. And not just from one end, but for many different reasons.
First of all, being a christian, or a good number of other religions for that matter, if something has been told to your predecessors by God that's wrong, then it's wrong, period. Saying that you don't want to get certain ideas mixed in with law or something, it just doesn't click right. If something is wrong, then logically it should follow that those who choose not to follow the right way should have laws specifically put in place as to make sure they don't fuck up everyone around them. (I am purposefully leaving this whole business vague because there are a number of widely different things I am having a problem with)
Anyway, part of the deal is that this country, whether people like to admit it or not, is by and large, it is a rather christian country. Now, I understand the idea of keeping religion and state separate as to protect people from a national church that controls all others, but that was more for protecting religion than it was government. And it's a good thing to respect others, I get that. But there comes a point when, instead of trying to make the country a better, more moral place (it's hard to believe that many people in politics really want that anymore), they simply say that they think what's going on is wrong, but it's better to let some of the more outspoken people have their way, either in fear of not being elected, or money, or something similar. Obviously, not one of us can be perfect in knowing what's morally right and what's not, but when we start saying we believe we're right and we're not going to do something about it, then something's wrong.
I don't know, it just doesn't seem right I suppose. Especially when religion gets dragged in. Any true Christian should believe that when God has made something wrong, then it's still wrong, no matter how a culture may change it's mind on things. It is constant, and only civilizations crumble and decay. All nations decay, usually into some really hideously moraless society where everything's completely okay, right before they collapse or are crushed, or both. Like a said, it's all rather random. Good to get it out though.
Mostly my current thoughts cramming the buffer of my brain, meaning they're there, but not necessarily relevant to what's going on now. Anyway, I've been thinking about the seeming trend, especially in some of these more touchy subject areas in politics, of people saying how they personally don't believe something to be right, but how they believe in giving others choices. Or how they believe something is wrong, but don't want to get their religious beliefs mixed in with things. Now that, I most assuredly must insist, is complete and utter crap. And not just from one end, but for many different reasons.
First of all, being a christian, or a good number of other religions for that matter, if something has been told to your predecessors by God that's wrong, then it's wrong, period. Saying that you don't want to get certain ideas mixed in with law or something, it just doesn't click right. If something is wrong, then logically it should follow that those who choose not to follow the right way should have laws specifically put in place as to make sure they don't fuck up everyone around them. (I am purposefully leaving this whole business vague because there are a number of widely different things I am having a problem with)
Anyway, part of the deal is that this country, whether people like to admit it or not, is by and large, it is a rather christian country. Now, I understand the idea of keeping religion and state separate as to protect people from a national church that controls all others, but that was more for protecting religion than it was government. And it's a good thing to respect others, I get that. But there comes a point when, instead of trying to make the country a better, more moral place (it's hard to believe that many people in politics really want that anymore), they simply say that they think what's going on is wrong, but it's better to let some of the more outspoken people have their way, either in fear of not being elected, or money, or something similar. Obviously, not one of us can be perfect in knowing what's morally right and what's not, but when we start saying we believe we're right and we're not going to do something about it, then something's wrong.
I don't know, it just doesn't seem right I suppose. Especially when religion gets dragged in. Any true Christian should believe that when God has made something wrong, then it's still wrong, no matter how a culture may change it's mind on things. It is constant, and only civilizations crumble and decay. All nations decay, usually into some really hideously moraless society where everything's completely okay, right before they collapse or are crushed, or both. Like a said, it's all rather random. Good to get it out though.