Pim
JQ: --Man's disobedience towards the commandments of God does not negate
the
existence of the commandments.
Likewise, lieing on IRS tax forms does not eliminate the fact that
there is a definite tax Code that has been established as law. A murderes
actions does not eliminate the fact that there are laws or codes against
murdering.
john queen
At 8:03 AM 6/30/97, Russell Stewart wrote:
>At 02:40 PM 6/26/97 -0500, you wrote:
>>Russell,
>>
>>Just a private opinion of mine:
>>
>>> Therefore making this "universal, eternal" moral code rather easy to
>>> manipulate. After all, one can simply define "murder" however one
>>> wishes. The Crusaders certainly didn't believe that they were commiting
>>> murder. Nor did the Inquisitors, the witch-burners, or modern-day
>>> "Pro-Lifers" who murder abortion doctors.
>>
>>While I am aware that a few so-called "Pro-Lifers" have murdered
>>abortion doctors, please don't refer to them as pro-lifers. That
>>is an insult to those of us who are abhored by those actions. It
>>wasn't the "pro-life" aspect of these people that led them to the
>>murders, but rather that they are not-all-there mentally.
>>
>>The vast, vast majority of us true pro-lifers would never be able
>>to commit such an act.
>
>I know that, but this schism just goes to emphasize once again the non-
>existence of a true universal, eternal moral code.
>