Christian Morality Is Flawed

A quick look at some generalized perceptions of Christian morality and how they conflict internally as well as with reality.

Some of you will probably object to some of the things said, but if you are a Christian that does not believe the things I associate with Christianity, then those things do not apply specifically to you, but other Christians who have made those claims.


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[inEarthCEO]

As of 2012:

Less than 1% of the US prison population is Atheist.

75% of the US prison population is Christian.

~24% of the US prison population follow some other religion

~10% of the overall US population are Atheists.

75% of the US population is Christian.

Looks like religious people who claim to be the most moral are the ones going to prison.

[Gnug215]

@inEarthCEO A piece of statistic that Christians have a really hard time dealing with.

[Gnug215]

@Tank94Mage Certainly, and likewise. Thanks for the discussion. :)

[Tank94Mage]

@Gnug215 It's fine =] It's just an open discussion but hopefully I gave you somthing good to think on.

[Gnug215]

@Tank94Mage Hmm, I've never been too good at discussions like this. You've lost me here. :)

[Tank94Mage]

@Gnug215 None of that is what I was saying, what I was saying is that for someone to follow the laws of logic they have to decide morally to follow a rule.

[Gnug215]

@Tank94Mage I'm not sure I'm following you here. How is an obligation (according to who?) a moral law? And how do you conclude that following logic points to moral laws? Are you saying morals and logic are the same thing? Is there a logic lawgiver too?

[Tank94Mage]

@Gnug215 You know it is a moral obligation to follow laws of logic. I.e. you trying to proove somthing through logic that is set in stone points to a moral law.

[Gnug215]

@Tank94Mage Yes, I think I am. I have, at least, not really been presented, as far as I know, to anything set so much in stone that there weren't exceptions.

Take taking a human life. Immoral? Sure. And yet the US has legally allowed death sentencing.

What I do think is set in stone is the fact that being moral is a good idea. It's the best option. From thereon, it's fairly "simple" to construct good universal moral concepts such as the golden rule.