On UU's and Gog & Magog (Part I) - 01/26/2009
Ok, i do trust this site, and that obviously proves that i like it and
agree with it. i have not come across one thing yet that i disagree
with, but there is something i feel i should share with you. your
sarcasm IS obvious to me because i am very very fluent in English, but
what if someone is reading this that is NOT that great at reading and
doesn't notice sarcasm. on the UU page, and the explanations of what
they teach, someone made a comment (sarcasicaly, paraphrasing) [in
other words, use pornography, it's great!] now i know you were
sarcastic, i have every bit of evidence to believe that. but what if
someone who doesn't know our language enough, or just isn't paying
attention doesn't recognize it?!?!?!? that can't be good. although it
adds humor and more interest and a bit of personality to the articles,
it may need to be just a tad bit more obvious to them, maybe. something
lke [use pornography, it's great - - sarcasim] or something like that.
just an idea. becasue what if they mean literaly use pornography
becasuse they think you approve of it and they dont look at other
places that say no it is wrong. but i am sure you get emails like this
alot but there is that chance you have not so i'm taking that chance.
CONTENDER MINISTRIES RESPONSE:
Actually, it wasn't sarcasm. UU's actually do believe that we
shouldn't judge people or their habits. They believe that what's wrong
for one person might not be wrong for another person. In other words,
they are moral relativists. They in fact do believe that pornography
is not necessarily bad. It's in the eye of the beholder, and each
person should be allowed to make their own moral choices. They don't
believe in moral absolutes of any kind. If anything, we should change
that so that people don't mistakenly think we're being sarcastic. A UU
might not come right out and admit this belief, if the situation would
make them uncomfortable, but if they are true to their beliefs, and
honest about what they actually do in practice, they will admit that
they would never tell someone they are evil or bad for doing
pornography. They actually criticize Christians for being so
intolerant as to push our morals on someone else and ask that everyone
consider pornography bad. I hope that explains our position better.
Thanks for writing and letting us know what you think. God bless you.
In Him,
Jennifer Rast
|
|
