Okay, up to this point I have felt quite comfortable with what I have written and felt that I have written it, if not well, at least saying what and how I want it said. Summarizing those points, 1. I don't believe Christian ethics should be viewed as deontological (rule based) or teleological (result-based) [or …
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The Unethical Church? Part I
Having attended church since before I was born, I have long been aware of the difficulties that churches have with member discipline. That is, maintaining and enforcing ethical/moral standards. Matthew 18:15-17 has often been used as the sum of discipline, yet the passage is completely inadequate. First, it provides, at best, a loose set of …