Discussion: Christianity
Discussion: Christianity
Questions
- Huston Smith, who was an excellent religious scholar, says that regarding Jesus, “We know almost nothing about him” (Smith 318). Does it matter that we know almost nothing about the historical Jesus? Why or why not?
- Catholicism maintains that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. Therefore, Same-Sex marriage, as well as civil unions, are not allowed under the Catholic Church’s rules. Do you agree? Should Same-Sex Marriage be allowed? Why or why not?
- Catholicism maintains that abortion is wrong, except for indirect abortions. (An indirect abortion is an abortion that occurs as a side effect of another necessary medical procedure.) Do you agree? Should abortion be allowed? Why or why not?
- Catholicism maintains that there is no conflict between the scientific theory of the Big Bang and the creation of the universe by God. What do you think? Is there are conflict? How would you resolve this conflict?
- As we have seen in the first half of the semester, different religions worship more than one God such as Hinduism, Mahayana Buddhism, Confucianism, and Daoism. Which do you think is better, having many gods to pray to or a single god to pray to? Why or why not?
- Idolatry is typically considered wrong in the Abrahamic religions as one is worshiping an image (statues, pictures, etc…) rather than God. Yet, Catholicism allows statues (and stained glass windows, and paintings), while the Eastern Orthodox Church allows Icons such as paintings.
- Do you think allowing statues or paintings is idolatry? Why or why not?
- Does the corruption of the Catholic church justify the actions of the Protestant Reformation? Why or why not?
- Should someone start attending a church if he or she doesn’t believe in God?
- The different Christian denominations have different interpretations about how to interpret the Bible. Catholicism says that it is important but not as important as the Church’s hierarchy and its doctrines. Protestantism claims that the Bible alone is all that is needed for salvation.
- Which do you agree with and why?
- Is the Bible figurative or literal? Explain (justify) your answer.
- There’s a lot of bad news on TV every day. The world is in chaos. How can there be a God? (This question is a version of the “Problem of Evil.”)
- Explain whether you think God exists or not, taking into consideration that there is evil in the world.
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