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But do you need to follow religion or be religious to follow the principle of judge others as you want to be judged?
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That's not what I was saying - my point was that's just one of many good moral codes that religion has suggested/reinforced.
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As for the "you should not judge" misconception I would have to argue that that is what a large majority of religious people do in fact end up doing, whatever their religious background. And I'd also say that there are more religious people who end up judging non religious people than the other way round.
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I don't think they're the majority at all. But if such people fall in to a stereotype then they will only serve to reinforce it.
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By the way - what is the view of Christianity regarding adultery.
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Ok one at a time then....adultary (in essence any sexual relations outside of marriage) is sinful.
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What message did Jesus bring down that provided a moral code to the people of the time?
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He brought greater understanding what what God wanted. Like Eddie Izzard says, the God of the OT is viewed as a 'Victorian dad' by many. Jesus preached more of love and understanding. Today he'd be called a lefty/liberal/do-gooder etc...
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Do Christians believe in the 10 commandments?
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Christians are expected to abide by them...
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Did Jesus not come to re-inforce those when the people moved away from them and back into their 'heathen' ways?
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Reinforce and give better understanding, would be my take on it.
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All genuine questions, in case you're wondering.
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Isn't that what you usually ask?
