iS IT A SIN TO SIN IN SECRET WHERE MORAL ACCOUNTABILITY IS CONCERNED?
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OLD SAYING: The character of a person is defined by what s/he does when no one else will know.
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Well if youre doing it to make fun of the fact that a human being can forgive your sins for God...then its okay I guess..\n\nbut its wrong to lie at any case! so bad devil!!
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No, Morality is personal.  Rules are for everyone.\n\nRules can be set to try and set some kind of moral backing, but it is up to the person whether or not they want to follow the rules.
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This is something the Catholic church has no revelation of.  There is no need for confessionals.  God said to confess to Him and if you have done wrong to another person, then confess to them as well.
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business ethics is an OXYMORON today. The 11th Commandment is what rules business.\n\n" If you do it, don't get caught "
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Yes. By using the example of the immorality of others, feel free to commit crimes. Sheesh.
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You're discussing things on two different levels. Morality and justice are correlated obviously, but not the same thing. The 10 commandments are supposed to be individual standards of morality not laws. For example, is it MORAL to constantly belittle someone and make them cry? No, but it is not illegal.\n\nThere *are* laws about adultery, not because it is morally wrong but because it breaks a legal contract. (These laws are obviously not really enforced that often.)\n\nThere *are* laws about keeping the Sabbath day holy (e.g. you can't buy liquor in some places on Sunday), but these types of laws are becoming more obsolete.
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No...all humans inspire other humans...for better or worse. \n\nAn excuse is not the same thing as forgiveness.\n\nYou can't have "a completely moral existence" without having having a universal standard of that morality. That's what God is...the standard of perfect morality...something most humans never achieve. (e.g. Cannibalism is considered to be completely "moral" in some cultures!)\n\nSo, if Jesus isn't divine, He's not perfect...which leaves His teachings open to the question as to whether they're right or wrong.\n\nThe problem isn't that faithful Christians are threatened by the possibility that the Da Vinci Code is true. The real issue is that many non-Christians are afraid that Jesus' divinity is true.
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answer as a moral question
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In theory this does make sense.  Any other sin you commit would fall under disobedience.  The Bible commands you not to commit adultery.  So the sin you are forgiven for is not the adultery but the disobedience against the commandment.
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Morality as in?\nIf you tell me I can help.
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There are times when our ethics and morals require us to speak out.
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That's a very good question. Are morals relative? Even the ones we think are basic--Thou shall not kill, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,Don't put that in your mouth;you don't know where it's been!--can be violated if one feels he/she has just cause, and whichever society that individual happens to exist in has differing opinions on whether or not his/her actions were justified.\nI suppose the only ethical constant I can think of would be the 5-second rule. Unless it's an Oreo. Then all bets are off.
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They can bring up scandal all they want - esentially saying, "Look, people in the church have sinned - it must be wrong"  So what?\n\nIt is a slippery slope and indeed cannot be from God.  For Pete's sake, their beliefs change daily!
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I wouldn't want anyone else to bear the burden of my own sins.  They are caused by my actions and therefore they can only be my own responsibility, to learn from and try to put right.\n\n\nI can understand why some people would want to pass the responsibility onto another though.  They either cannot handle the responsibility because of their own immaturity or are too self-absorbed to want to take the responsibility, in my honest opinion.
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Now, certain morals are really religious in nature.  However, the Golden rule is basic - you find it in belief systems all over the world.\n\nThe phrase "Do unto others..." isn't just a rule.  It is really how life works.  If you cheat or manipulate, you will be surrounded by cheaters and manipulators, etc... \nThe sad part is that people who are trapped in this kind of life cannot see what they are doing to themselves.
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From a biblical standpoint only... fitting since you are asking a moral question... He who sins in the mind, also sins in the Flesh. That is paraphrased, mind you.