Today, the March For Our Lives drew hundreds of thousands around the United States. People were marching for human value and against gun violence.
However, many don’t realize the worldview assumptions behind this any many other cultural beliefs. We are fighting for human value, which is good. But what makes a person valuable? Do all people have value? In the podcast below, I identify what I believe to be four contradictions in our culture and how we can use those cultural beliefs to have positive worldview conversations.
- Should we protect innocent lives or a woman’s right to choose?
- Should we celebrate women or is gender a social construct?
- Should we have gender reveal parties or is gender not connected to biological sex?
- Should I fight to end sexual abuse (#Metoo) or the Hollywood movies promoting such behavior (50 Shades)?
Links mentioned in the show
- How do we understand religious freedom vs. discrimination?
- Responding To Pro-Choice Arguments – Interview with Megan Almon (Podcast)
- Defending the Pro-Life Position – Interview with Megan Almon (Podcast)
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March 24, 2018 at 1:04 pm
My question of late us this: G-d made us in His image, therefore, all human life is worthy of respect. If this is true, then are we authorized by Him to negate another’s desire of self-preservation?
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March 24, 2018 at 1:21 pm
Thanks for the comment, but I don’t quite understand. Are you writing this in reference to gun control and having the right to own guns for self-preservation vs. protecting innocent life? Is it only in self-preservation is at the expense of others or all forms of self-preservation?
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March 24, 2018 at 2:01 pm
Yes. It all seems related in spiritual terms. Sort of like boundaries. We are given, by G-d, a right to our self because our physical body is His temple. We’re also integrated: our spirit and personality “ride” in our body. I think its for this reason we have a right to establish boundaries over who we share them with. We dont have to exert our rights of self-preservation, but I don’t believe we can negate that right for others.
As a father, I don’t seek conflict, but would stand between a violent person and my family instinctually.
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