It says in passage X:YZ of the Bible that homosexuality is a sin.
Well, passage X+1:YZ+6 says the same thing about tattoos.
(Which is particularly hilarious when people get a tattoo of the former passage.)
That's not necessarily an inconstant view, by the way; most Christians follow the teachings of Paul where he said that most of the old testament "ritual purity" rules (keeping kosher, circumcision, ect) do not apply to Christians (for theological reasons that probably aren't worth going into here), but that old testament "ethical teachings" do still apply.
See this Newsroom clip.
Basically, their news network is trying to change the way political debates work by having the moderator force the candidates to answer the questions that are asked of them, not interrupt each other, justify arguments that are based on obvious falsehoods etc.
How big of a positive impact do you guys think that this would have on society?
My initial thoughts are that it would be huge. It would lead to better politicians, which would be a high level of action. The positive effects would trickle down into many aspects of our society.
The question then becomes, "can we make this happen?". I don't see a way right now, but the idea has enough upside to me that I keep it in the back of my mind in case I come up with a plausible way of implementing the change.
Thoughts?