We hear about Western civilization’s Judeo-Christian principles, but little attempt is made to define them. Paul Rosenberg takes a swing. From Rosenberg at freemansperspective.com:
It has become common to speak of Judeo-Christian principles, but that begs the question of precisely what those principles are. And so, not long ago, I searched for a clear set of them and came up dry. I found statements of religious beliefs and I found lists of good habits that were spawned by Judeo-Christian principles, but I didn’t find the principles themselves.
Nonetheless, a consistent set of Judeo-Christian principles has held all through the run of Western civilization. And they remain even now, as our civilization sputters toward either a defiant revival or a whimpering end.
The principles of Judaism and Christianity empowered what was, by far, the most productive and moral civilization in recorded history. I think these principles are worthy of our time, and, more importantly, are worthy of our action.
Here, then, is my set of Judeo-Christian principles:
Our relationship with the creator is fundamentally personal. To both Judaism and Christianity, the creature-creator relationship is fundamentally individual, not collective. Such a relationship means that each of us matters to the creator. And by extension (the importance of which would be hard to over-stress) this means that what we do matters. The actions of each person… male, female, young, old, whatever… all of them matter. The actions of our neighbors do not matter more than our own, and certainly not to the creator.
We carry free will. We are not slaves to fate, nor are we simply pre-programmed machines. We are free and individual moral agents. Our choices matter.
Judeo-Christian?
Even my hardcore Satanist bud with the hell and Baphomet body sleeve tattoo would laugh at that one.
His grammaw had the huge satellite dish and some great religious programming out of L.A. a reverend Scott and when he was mean to the cat I would say that will happen to you in hell.
Later I would give the cat treats and show some love.
Fun trivia-In Hebrew hell is a landfill.
Stonetoss has a dank two panel comic with a nail on the left and Judeo at the top, right panel shows the nail in a hand and Christian at the top.
Just read about a professor Rebecca Weiner at Columbia who is NYPD and Tel Aviv. (h/t-CB)
Another one said what will televangicals and the good Reverend Rapture do if Israel falls.
Too many Trojan Horses everywhere in FUSA?