Who determines what is sin? [View all]
Who gives anyone the right to condemn the actions of another if those actions are not going to cause harm to a third party? Think about it. In some cultures, a woman flashing an ankle is sinful, elsewhere albinos are from the devil. It is sinful to drink in some cultures, sinful to get an education if you are a girl in others. In some places it is sinful to choose you own spouse, and in others it is sinful to love someone of the same sex.
So, let me ask you the question: Who are we to determine what is sinful and what is not? We would all agree, I am sure, that someone who believes it is sinful for a woman not to cover her face needs to re-examine his/hers values? However, every day we hold people to a standard that does not compute.
Is someone harming you by their actions? Yes or No? If No, how do you come to the decision that that action is sinful? Surely that decision should be left to a higher power than us mere mortals? And even if you do decide that by your individual moral code the action of another is sinful what is it that allows people to try an impose that belief on the wider community? Surely it is sinful to try and do that?
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