MG 2.0 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2023 11:09 pm
Views like yours are to be respected but also recognized as one side of the coin. Are you able to see yourself as compromising with folks that might have a different point of view or are you locked into a hard position in which no compromise is even possible?
What aspects of Sharia law are you willing to compromise on? If someone insists that you not be able to eat pork because they think it is offensive to God, are you ready to live by their beliefs about that?
Can religious doctrines be changed or modified to the extent that core teachings of a religion are compromised?
It is certainly possible and has happened countless times.
If I’m understanding what you’re saying it seems that you may be unwilling to compromise in the short term while awaiting changes that might be more in conformity with your personal preferences or societal ‘doctrines’ and practices.
I am not sure what you mean. I do know that I do not like theology being written into laws that all people are required to obey.
As church members it is incumbent that we ultimately rely on the council and directives from the brethren while at the same time knowing that those directives and council are in some instances and at some times and in some places subject to modification.
If you elect to live that way, that is your choice and your right. I do not choose to live that way, and I don’t want your leaders’ political views forced on the rest of us.
It is true that some folks are not willing or able to live within those parameters. It’s the ‘my way or the highway’ view.
Regards,
MG
As opposed to the Brethren’s way or the highway?
“If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don’t have to worry about the answers.”~Thomas Pynchon, Gravity’s Rainbow