"D. F. Siemens, Jr." wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2002 17:43:30 -0400 george murphy <gmurphy@raex.com>
> writes:
> >
> > Agreed. WWJD ist OK as a broad ethical principle (cf. Phil.2:5) but
> > we have to use
> > our brains, among other things, to apply it in the situations that
> > confront us in
> > the world.
> >
> > Shalom,
> >
> > George
> >
> George,
> I've always had trouble with WWJD. Jesus would heal the sick, raise the
> dead, feed the hungry with whatever crumbs were available. I'm not quite
> sure how the principle behind the cleansing of the Temple would be
> translated into action relative to at least some of the televangelists.
> But none of these things are being done by our contemporaries.
>
> I note also that many of those who seem to subscribe to WWJD are adept at
> truncated quotations. "Judge not" is one of their favorites.
As I said, it should be viewed as a general principle, not a detailed
plan of action. It can be made absurd if it's turned into "What did Jesus
do?" - we aren't all called to wear sandals or be carpenters. OTOH the
gospels give us no examples of Jesus having to make decisions about genetic
engineering or many of the other ethical problems that we're confronted with
today.
Shalom,
George
George L. Murphy
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
"The Science-Theology Interface"
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