Papal front runners. If the Black guy becomes the next pope, white Republicans will scream DEI till their buttholes explode

Dutch Uncle said:
It's one of many signs she's just a hater and a false Christian. She has thousands of posts under both that username and her old one proving her fealty to the false god in the White House, Donald J. Trump.

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Better trade policy doesn't make someone Jesus, dumbass.
 
Cypress said:
I'm currently reading the gospel of Mark and Jesus seems to clearly imply that the special innocence and uncorrupted nature of children entitle them to the Kingdom of heaven.
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Yeah, this is where those "fundies" as Owl has been calling them get that from. One of the most recent examples, that dude that wrote the Left Behind series. All the kids go up with the believers, their innocence makes it so they do not face the Tribulation. This is the type of Church I grew up in, that I get all those stories from... All that anger I used to hold against them, etc. Anyway, kids that are younger than the "Age of Reason" are innocent and are taken up to heaven with the believers right after the "dead in Christ".
 
Jade Dragon said:
Their own, because they need to carry the standards of what they preach. If they can't, well, that makes it all pretty pointless.
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Agreed. If one is preaching Christianity, shouldn't they be better than the average Christian?

Same goes for other religions be it Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, etc. If one is acting as a religious leader, they should be setting the example, not just being "one of the guys".
 
Damocles said:
And if that is the measure then how is it everyone here has an opinion as to whether they are "good"? Does Matthew 7 not apply to them?
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Critiquing and Judging are not the same. It's OK to critique as long as you're not condemning them or just being haughty. In fact, some of the best critiques are done with compassion. If someone is becoming oppressive or hypocritical with their views, then critique is not only warranted but good for the person.
 
Jade Dragon said:
Critiquing and Judging are not the same. It's OK to critique as long as you're not condemning them or just being haughty. In fact, some of the best critiques are done with compassion. If someone is becoming oppressive or hypocritical with their views, then critique is not only warranted but good for the person.
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The problem is today people seem to think critiquing is the same as judging them. People think they should be able to do whatever they want without critique.
 
Damocles said:
Yeah, this is where those "fundies" as Owl has been calling them get that from. One of the most recent examples, that dude that wrote the Left Behind series. All the kids go up with the believers, their innocence makes it so they do not face the Tribulation. This is the type of Church I grew up in, that I get all those stories from... All that anger I used to hold against them, etc. Anyway, kids that are younger than the "Age of Reason" are innocent and are taken up to heaven with the believers right after the "dead in Christ".
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That is futurism and you would be surprised where it started.

There are 3 schools of exegesis when it comes to prophecy. preterism, futurism , and historicism.
 
Damocles said:
And if that is the measure then how is it everyone here has an opinion as to whether they are "good"? Does Matthew 7 not apply to them?
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Hence the maxim "God knows". A person who has faith in God knows that God knows the difference. Human beings can set laws and cast mortal judgment, but the judging of one's soul is up to God.

That said, the discussion of holding children accountable, at least in the mortal sense, interests me. Aside from a required class or two for my degree, child psychology is a large gap in my knowledge base. Having never been a parent, there was no life experience there either. My expertise is in training well-screened 20somethings. As a grandparent, I saw some of the oddities first hand, but simply accepted it without understanding. This conversation piqued my interest to take a deeper look.

Kids clearly go through stages of development in both mind and body. Moral development is cultural, not innate. The abilities to comprehend cultural lessons is clearly related to genetics, nutrition and education.

This link discusses "moral growth in children", but it's mainly about the physical and mental development of a child to comprehend social morals, whatever they might be:
www.askdrsears.com

5 Stages of Moral Growth of Children

To develop into a morally stable person, a child must be given a solid foundation at each stage. Read 5 Stages of Moral Growth of Children.
www.askdrsears.com


Similarly, this link discusses the research and findings of moral development in children. Again, mainly physical and mental development.
www.psychologytoday.com

Do Children Even Think About Right and Wrong?

How do children think about right and wrong? Research overturns old ideas.
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In sum, recent research suggests that children’s moral reasoning is more complex than previously thought. Early studies using moral dilemmas were flawed because of their complexity and a misunderstanding of children’s cognitive capabilities. When questions are posed in a clear and understandable way, children mirror the adult tendency to weigh both intentions and outcomes in their moral judgments.
 
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