This is one place where you and I agree - I do *not* want a theocracy - and you know how incredibly devout I am (Protestant though, so...we tend to be a little more relaxed...depending on the denomination and where you're at). I prefer the government to stay out of my life thank you very much. They can't even balance a budget, I sure as hell don't want them touching my religion.
I'm pro-life (I admit it), but one of my recent complaints has been the hijacking of the discussion by the Catholic church (I fall more in line with Feminists for Life) and I'm pro-contraception. What bothers me about this story is that yet again I feel like the Catholic church as a whole has twisted something that should be good.
Within the Bible, the church is encouraged to be an open community - we call each other on sin and we help encourage each other towards our end - seeing Christ face to face. Some things are clear cut in the Bible...but IVF...that's not in there and that's one of those where I have my personal opinions, but creating legalistic rules about it...that I definitely have a problem with (Jesus called out the Pharisees about laying burdens on the backs of widows and not lifting one finger to help them - I feel much that way as a Christian - if I'm going to say something is wrong, what am I doing to encourage the good? What am I doing to help the situation or am I just sitting in a corner bitching?)
Anyway. Yeah. Your complaint is valid. I'm so Protestant I'd be drinking in a pub with Martin Luther LOL ^^
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Date: 1 May 2012 05:55 pm (UTC)I'm pro-life (I admit it), but one of my recent complaints has been the hijacking of the discussion by the Catholic church (I fall more in line with Feminists for Life) and I'm pro-contraception. What bothers me about this story is that yet again I feel like the Catholic church as a whole has twisted something that should be good.
Within the Bible, the church is encouraged to be an open community - we call each other on sin and we help encourage each other towards our end - seeing Christ face to face. Some things are clear cut in the Bible...but IVF...that's not in there and that's one of those where I have my personal opinions, but creating legalistic rules about it...that I definitely have a problem with (Jesus called out the Pharisees about laying burdens on the backs of widows and not lifting one finger to help them - I feel much that way as a Christian - if I'm going to say something is wrong, what am I doing to encourage the good? What am I doing to help the situation or am I just sitting in a corner bitching?)
Anyway. Yeah. Your complaint is valid. I'm so Protestant I'd be drinking in a pub with Martin Luther LOL ^^