Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 64 (9164 total)
0 online now:
Newest Member: ChatGPT
Post Volume: Total: 916,890 Year: 4,147/9,624 Month: 1,018/974 Week: 345/286 Day: 1/65 Hour: 0/0


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Group of atheists has filed a lawsuit
Ohruhen
Junior Member (Idle past 4630 days)
Posts: 11
From: Nottinghamshire, UK
Joined: 07-30-2011


Message 91 of 479 (627357)
08-02-2011 7:47 AM


The issue here between the two sides seems to be a difference of moral stances.
Catholic Scientist seems to be looking at the how the Cross helped a grouo of rescue workers, and their actions and what gave them the strength makes the Cross enough to include. I guess that if any other religious symbol was found at the time and gave strength to a rescue effort, he'd support that symbol too. I haven't heard of any others found, so that is likely why only the Cross has been mentioned.
Now the other side, maintained by enough of you that I won't bother naming, appear to be taking a more consequencial look at the moral dilema. Puting up the Cross and no other may well not be intended to show religeous favouritism, but this isn't just about intention, it's also about consequences. It's easy to see how visitors may take the Cross to mean more than the stated intention.
For me, the consequences are more important.

Replies to this message:
 Message 92 by New Cat's Eye, posted 08-02-2011 10:35 AM Ohruhen has not replied

  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024