If by Golden Rule you mean love thy neighbour as yourself, I don't think this really qualifies.Walker wrote:Interestingly enough, this same unabashed and unapologetic intensity is the prescription for self-enquiry.Mark 12:30-31King James Version (KJV)
30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment.
31 And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
King James Version (KJV)
Take note that somewhere along the line, the Second of these two verses became the Golden Rule.
Why is that?
Who the hell left the first verse out of the Golden Rule?
The Golden Rule has nothing to do with God, and is far more nuanced that to simply deal with just love.
I'd rather consider Kant's Categorical Imperative.
Christians are perfectly capable of loving the person they are executing.