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Scalia was only too happy to...reject the moral relativism of the modern world. "For the son of God to be born of a virgin? I mean, really. To believe that he rose from the dead and bodily ascended into heaven. How utterly ridiculous," Scalia said at a meeting of the Knights of Columbus, the Catholic fraternal organization. "God assumed from the beginning that the wise of the world would view Christians as fools, and he has not been disappointed." pg 200 The Nine, Jeffrey Toobin
Scalia has always held fast to "truth" as it is, not as he perceived it, and damn the world if they didn't agree. I think he really tries to see things, "as they really are".
Within the context of the Supreme court, the 1990's to present represent a dramatic shift from originalism to severe activism, IMO. And so it is with Christianity, and possibly Mormonism.
As Mormons I don't think the doctrines of the Church have changed or evolved, but I do see a shift in the attitudes of members toward liberal agenda items like gay marriage, abortion, and chastity. The majority of Mormons will be quick to profess the doctrines of the Church are absolute, but it seems our "tolerance" for these licentious behaviors are beginning to increase. They also seem to be influenced and molded by popular opinion and double speak. Take for example the catch phrase, "freedom of choice" masquerading as a euphemism for infanticide. The slippery slope is becoming a luge.
I fear that the absolute nature of eternal truths are beginning to take on a form of mortality as they lay dormant and are discarded in favor of modern sophistry.
Big UP!
Lamanite
2 comments:
I think a fear of "liberal agenda items" like gay marriage, abortion, and chastity can be a distraction from other wicked agenda items like war, global poverty, disregard for environmental stewardship, and other things like that. Party lines can end up decoying us from all the real issues. Hooray for my team instead of all sides have major problems; which should we deal with in law right now.
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I liked that you used the distinctly LDS term "stewardship" to support you position. Sophistry at it's best!
Seriously, abortion is my number one item. Liberal or conservative, I will only vote for an individual who will ammend Roe v Wade to legalized abortion only when Life of the mother is at risk, or in cases of Rape or incest. After that issue I work my way to war, environment, poverty etc.
So to answer the "which" one first. I say abortion.
Sadly, my criterion leaves me with no candidate to vote for. :-(
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