Do The People Have The Moral Authority To Outlaw Atheism?
~~ or Christianity?
~~ or Secular Humanism?
~~ or Chewing Gum?
JAG Writes:
On Atheism there is no God.
So God and gods have no part in this OP's question.
Questions:
Are The People the Highest and the Final ,Authority?
If The People are not The Highest and The Final Authority, then Who or What is The Highest Authority?
Is there a Truth Reality out there that is above The People and has more authority than
The People?
If you say Yes to that question, then Who knows what or where that Truth Reality is?
Who knows what it is? {if it exists}
Who knows where it is located? {if it exists}
Who has the authority to interpret what that Truth Reality says? {if it exists}
What are their names?
Are you "one of them."?
___________
Let us say that 98% of The People Of Earth have outlawed Murder
and said "Thou Shall Not Murder"
Question: Do you have a moral obligation to obey The People
when they collectively issue a proclamation that murder is outlawed?
___________
Do The People have a Moral Right to outlaw chewing gum?
If you are a gum chewer, and 98% of The People of Earth voted to outlaw
chewing gum, would you be morally obligated to stop chewing gum?
___________
Let us also say that 98% of The People Of Earth issued a Moral Proclamation
that said:
"Henceforth The Teaching Of Secular Humanism Is Outlawed Upon Penalty Of Death"
Would you then be morally obligated to cease teaching the principles of Secular Humanism?
__________
Here is another version of the same thing leaving off the penalty.
Let us say that 98% of The People Of Earth issued a Moral Proclamation
that said:
"Henceforth The Teaching Of Secular Humanism Is Outlawed."
Would you be morally obligated to stop teaching the principles of Secular Humanism?
___________
Do 98% of The People of the Earth have the authority to precisely define what
is, or is not, moral and immoral?
If you say No, then what Authority is there, that has the Power or the Authority
to void the will of 98% of The People of the Earth?
Is there a Truth Reality out there that has the Authority and the Power to void
the will of 98% of The People of the earth?
If yes, who has the Power and the Authority to interpret what that Truth Reality says?
Where are they located?
What are their names?
_______
Some Miscellaneous Thoughts Relating To This Question:
On Atheism there is no God.
The People are the Highest Authority.
The People are The Highest Supreme Being.
The People can speak through the political vehicle of Democracy?
Suppose The People want to Democratically outlaw your beliefs?
To what Authority would you appeal that would be higher than The People?
You could not appeal to God.
On Atheism there is no God.
It would be You vs.The People --and in a Democracy The People make the laws
and are The Supreme Being.
Do 98% The People of Earth have a Moral Right to outlaw the public expression
of your beliefs?
Do 98% of The People of the Earth have a Moral Right to outlaw Secularism Humanism?
Do 98% of The People of the Earth have a Moral Right to outlaw Christianity?
Is there a Truth Reality out there that has the Moral Authority to prevent
98% of The People collectively outlawing the public expression of
Atheism, or Secular Humanism or Christianity?
JAG
Question? Since God.......the creator of humanity, is the author of morality, just how can faith in said Creator be outlawed?
Just how can one have morality void of religion, if morality were a product of God's creation?
Answer: A society completely based upon secular humanism.......as the Atheist is the first to declare, "We can have morality without religion." These same people are the one's attacking Christianity and demanding it be removed from the public sector.
The Big Lie: Morality is separate from religion based upon the Holy Scriptures. Yet, none can produce one example of an accepted moral trait from around the world that is not revealed in the passages of the Holy Scriptures. They can say that not everything that is claimed to moral is acceptable as a moral trait to some. It much like attempting to subtract from one number end up after the subtraction with a greater number.
It was Hitler that is quoted as saying, "The great masses of the public are more likely to fall victim (believe) to a big lie than to a small one."
Logic: If there were not a universally accepted moral code of conduct.......THE WORLD WOULD BE IN A TOTAL STATE OF ANARCHY......with each person, each nation, each state having their own spin of what's moral and what's not.
In contrast to this atheistic idea of there being no universal code of moral conduct (total societal anarchy)........the scriptures present the only logical rebuttal of such an ideology. The scriptures teach (and its reflected all throughout the civilized world) there is an objective moral standard, authored by the God of creation....and it exists for the entire human race.
Morality does not exist in the animal kingdom, thus morality could not have evolved from any lower life forms. If you start with nothing.......you will always end up with nothing. -0- + -0- always = -0-
An example of a wise man, our 1st president, G. Washington. After having served 2 terms he gave his farewell speech to the nation, And it addressed the very topic in question, "Can Morality exist without Religion"?
Just a few highlights from the speech. "Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, RELIGION AND MORALITY are indispensable supports..........................and let us with caution indulge the SUPPOSTION THAT MORALITY CAN BE MAINTAINED WITHOUT RELIGION.................REASON AND EXPERIENCE BOTH FORBID US TO EXPECT THAT NATIONAL MORALITY CAN PREVAIL IN EXCLUSION OF RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLE...........VITRUE OR MORALITY IS THE NECESSARY SPRING OF POPULAR GOVERNMENT............."
21: 19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now.
