Nope. Breaking a promise is also a harm. And we're not talking about a perceived harm here, but a real harm. A perceived harm is when you don't act in...
Where is the answer to my question? You have failed to answer my question and the rest is an empty red herring. This is false. Jesus clearly stated th...
Whether you like it or not doesn't make it false. You are siding with the abuser, and you are protecting the abuser. That is a grave moral offence, an...
It's the combination of things. The suffering, the breaking of the marriage vows, the disrespect of the other person implied, etc. And adultery harms ...
Not true. People rarely move to an open marriage because of it, and adultery represents breaking one's promises to another who is a VICTIM. I cannot c...
That's why it was punished by death in the past. If it was such a trifle as you make it sound, nobody would have accepted such harsh punishments for i...
Homosexuality doesn't cause harm to others apart from the people involved, unlike adultery. It is a sin, much like gluttony, that harms only those inv...
Why not? If they were acting in accordance with the law, sentencing both the man and the woman according to 2 witnesses, etc. why would He interfere? ...
Because the harm that adultery causes is irreparable, irreversible and cannot be compensated for, and thus, it demands punitive damages, not just the ...
Save sinners from what? From the consequences of sin so that they can keep sinning?! :brow: It's not true that forgiveness is preferred over divorce i...
Yes, quite possibly. I think he would have allowed the Pharisees to go on with their business. I don't see how your position here is anything less tha...
No, I disagree. Sexual jealousy is part of our humanity, and without it we are not human anymore. Sexual jealousy comes naturally, it is not something...
It is impossible to achieve peak pleasure except within the confines of an exclusive relationship. By its very nature sex is exclusive - it wants to h...
That is abusive and wrong. It has happened only in cultures where one man ruled over many others from a position of undeniable strength. You see it wi...
Sure. Did I say that I think we should punish (legally) promiscuity and polygamy? No. Adultery shouldn't be punished for harming the perpetrator, it s...
This is crap. Yes, obviously the wife does not own herself 100% - that's the purpose of marriage, that each partner owns the other to an extent. If yo...
Wait a second... until now you were claiming that Jesus is a peace loving hippie. So which is it? You seem quite confused. But yes, I think that for u...
Within specific contexts. Again, you take the injunctions of Christ out of context, and hence you pervert them. You also have: Here C.S. Lewis explain...
So if someone steals your car, Jesus would say "First look at your own self, and go after the guy only if you are without sin"? Is that the case, acco...
It's not meant to have any bearing. I haven't brought religion in as an argument to criminalize adultery. You have said that "let him who is without s...
First, it's not a fringe interpretation. You can check out multiple sources, I gave you another source completely different from the one you suggested...
I haven't ruled out that possibility, but I prefer interpreting this parable in the light of the other ones. If we see that the other encounters with ...
How pathetic that you attempt to suggest that the interpretation is wrong, because some people who believe it also happen to believe angels appear amo...
Why? You have provided no explanation or reasons for why this should be the case. Why not? If this was the case in all other stories between Jesus and...
Why would the Pharisees have asked Jesus what to do if they were already following the Law? Again, if you look at through the rest of the Gospel texts...
You have to ask yourself. If the Pharisees were always looking to set traps for Jesus, what trap was being set here? Why would it have been wrong, in ...
Well, Jesus is God, so He knew what was in the woman's heart. If she repented in her heart (changed her ways), then He chose to forgive her since she ...
Yeah, oh well, I never knew that eating McDonald's hamburgers involves a breach of contract that harms third parties, and not just yourself. Again - y...
Maybe, you can certainly make this case. It would be, except that, as far as I know, you don't lose "more than half your stuff". And what is "half you...
No it's not hilarious at all, you two are just being ignoramuses. The interactions between Jesus and the Pharisees follow a certain pattern throughout...
Not legally, just morally. There is a difference there. I think adultery, unlike fornication, should be illegal, and not just immoral. It is for a lim...
Oh yeah, blabbering your mouth is certainly an argument. Again, all those people who just blabber their mouths in this thread provide no arguments as ...
Well, I suppose someone will first have to file an official complaint with the relevant court (sorry not sure about the English terms). The person who...
Philosophy as A Way Of Life by Pierre Hadot is good. Or What is Ancient Philosophy - by the same author. https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Way-Life-Sp...
Let's put it this way. Number 1. Follow all the moral rules, and be a good person. Number 2. Find out what you desire, and find a way to get it (while...
Ehhh... none... or all of them. It's hard to put your finger on one book, because every situation and circumstance in life is unique. Ultimately you h...
It wasn't in the speech I linked to though. He may have promised that during the campaign, and America will get there, but obviously now he's not putt...
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