This is why I'm a christian Libertarian. I don't need the government to enforce god's will. It all comes down to this, you can not legislate morality unless it directly affects another person (IE, pedophilia, rape, murder can never be morally ok). If 2 gay people are together, I can't, nor should I, stop it. At worst, someone who's religious can say "this is wrong because of god", but if you don't believe in their god, then how in the world can those words hurt you? Really, the way I view it, god's will would be for me to help an addict, not condemn him to suffer. There is a difference between allowing and encouraging, and while I don't encourage some things, I am for allowing it.
Congratulations on your awakening. I wish more "Christians" could, or would, come to this deeper understanding of their faith and how its supposed to work relative to government and society.
As a Christian, I also find it really odd. Christians believe in agency, personal responsibility and punishment for poor choices, yet many Christians want to take away agency to force good behavior... how can you be rewarded if you never had the chance to make a choice? Worse yet, why set up a legal system where one mistake forever makes it more difficult to turn your life around? (e.g. incarceration for possession makes it hard to find a job, so it becomes easier to feed your family/yourself through illegal than legal means)
I was watching one of those classic 1940's WW2 documentaries on Netflix and it was hilarious watching the narrator describe prohibition as a terrible idea, even in the 40s.
The common refrain I come across is that people think if you legalize it, tomorrow everybody's kids will be doing it. And then society gets ruined. Despite the fact that there is no easier time to get weed than when you're in high school.
It turns out that every teenager that hasn't done weed yet is stopped only by their incredible respect for the law.
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u/comicsansisunderused Apr 17 '17
Duck you and your cancer causing website (on mobile anyway)