Religious vs non-religous bases for morality

Should you think about your duty, or about the consequences of your actions? Or should you concentrate on becoming a good person?

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MikeNovack
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Re: Religious vs non-religous bases for morality

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Immanuel Can wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2026 6:12 pm If anybody calling himself a Christian said "Kill your enemies," then he was no Christian, by the word of Jesus Christ Himself.
I have friends who are Friends, known other Christians who oppose killing people. But these are a very small percentage of Christians. If you want to argue 99% of Christians aren't Christians, OK. If you want to argue that proper understanding of Christian theology SHOULD result in Christians not killing "others", OK As long as you recognize that as the term Christian is used and Christian history, not so.

How about yourself? You can love Muslims?
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Re: Religious vs non-religous bases for morality

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MikeNovack wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2026 8:29 pm
Immanuel Can wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2026 6:12 pm If anybody calling himself a Christian said "Kill your enemies," then he was no Christian, by the word of Jesus Christ Himself.
I have friends who are Friends, known other Christians who oppose killing people. But these are a very small percentage of Christians.
Then, on the authority of Christ Himself, I tell you that those are the only people you know who are acting as Christ commanded them to act. And you can see it for yourself.
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