tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post1891650566424800604..comments2023-08-20T12:13:24.740+01:00Comments on Marmalade Sandwich: Is libertarianism compatible with Christianity?Young Mr. Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-30309462168014110202010-01-06T07:17:40.132+00:002010-01-06T07:17:40.132+00:00Oh, and by the way, abortion and homosexual behavi...Oh, and by the way, abortion and homosexual behaviour are very different issues. While libertarians are unanimous in believing that homosexual behaviour should be legal, many libertarians believe that abortion is an act of aggression against an unborn child, and hence should be illegal.Young Mr. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-32057191819892907742010-01-06T07:10:07.649+00:002010-01-06T07:10:07.649+00:00Hi Stewart,
Yes, I find your honesty very refresh...Hi Stewart,<br /><br />Yes, I find your honesty very refreshing. And there are (of course) times when I don't really have anything to say, and hence say nothing.<br /><br /><i>"Personally, I prefer society to be constructed out of Christian values and so certain things, like abortion and homosexual behaviour, would be taboo."</i><br /><br />There are many things that a Christian would prefer that people didn't do. But can all of them be made illegal? I doubt that many people really believe they can.Young Mr. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-29036371489209074452010-01-02T05:45:43.806+00:002010-01-02T05:45:43.806+00:00I feel bad about not contributing, although I have...I feel bad about not contributing, although I have been thinking about this. To be honest, I don't know. Hope you find my honesty refreshing!<br /><br />Personally, I prefer society to be constructed out of Christian values and so certain things, like abortion and homosexual behaviour, would be taboo.Stewart Cowanhttp://www.realstreet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-61963876310704986432009-12-16T19:49:29.929+00:002009-12-16T19:49:29.929+00:00Indigomyth,
You are quite correct.
You can buy y...Indigomyth,<br /><br />You are quite correct.<br /><br />You can buy your car from Ford, because you gave them your money.<br /><br />But you cannot buy yourself off of God, because the money (or whatever) that you consider to be yours actually belongs to him, too.Young Mr. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-58920533776559885942009-12-16T19:15:31.213+00:002009-12-16T19:15:31.213+00:00YMB,
//Biblical principle.//
Fair enough.
//In ...YMB,<br />//Biblical principle.//<br /><br />Fair enough.<br /><br /><br />//In fact, one could argue from the Bible that God owns everyone and everything, by virtue of being our creator://<br /><br />I am not a theologian, however, would that not mean that Ford still owned my car, even though I paid money for it?<br /><br />I suppose there is no equivalent with God is there? A way to buy yourself back off of GodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-59568256675592968172009-12-16T15:47:15.892+00:002009-12-16T15:47:15.892+00:00Thanks, Stuart.
I appreciate your kind words ab...Thanks, Stuart. <br /><br />I appreciate your kind words about this blog.Young Mr. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-68477689798849381292009-12-16T15:45:47.460+00:002009-12-16T15:45:47.460+00:00"However, out of curiosity, why do you not ag..."<i>However, out of curiosity, why do you not agree with the principle of self-ownership?</i>"<br /><br />Biblical principle.<br /><br />The Apostle Paul tells Christians <i>"You are not your own, for you were bought with a price."</i> (I Corinthians 6:19-20)(The price he refers to is the death of Christ).<br /><br />In fact, one could argue from the Bible that God owns everyone and everything, by virtue of being our creator: "<i>The earth is the LORD's, and everything in it, <br />the world, and all who live in it.</i>" (Psalm 24:1)<br /><br />I guess it really depends on how one defines "self-ownership", but as a Christian, the idea that I own myself doesn't sound right.Young Mr. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-75968860190700339272009-12-16T15:31:34.274+00:002009-12-16T15:31:34.274+00:00//...directly defend that freedom.//
The inclusio...//...directly defend that freedom.//<br /><br />The inclusion of the word "directly" is critical, I think, because it denies pre-emptive action against people who have not threatened, or even planned to use, violence. So, for example, having someone high on heroine may be an indirect threat to my safety (they may go mental and hit me), however, until I am directly threatened, I should not aggress.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-46405509765581488122009-12-16T15:01:52.772+00:002009-12-16T15:01:52.772+00:00Excellent, just what I have been waiting for. I...Excellent, just what I have been waiting for. I'm going to cross post this one.Stuarthttp://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9001121738545655196.post-4745114135363067032009-12-16T15:00:27.902+00:002009-12-16T15:00:27.902+00:00I broadly concur. However, out of curiosity, why d...I broadly concur. However, out of curiosity, why do you not agree with the principle of self-ownership?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com