Global Secular Government

A Global Secular Government looks at a glance to be a good idea. It would make travel easier and it would would push for unity in between different people. It sounds very nice but there are some problems with this type of government. There is so much room for corruption in the system and under it. If the leaders of the government somehow became corrupt the world would be put into utter caose. In addition, each individuals moral principles would be lost if they are not part of the majority in the earth. Because the world is so large small moral principles will be swept under the rug to be replaced by bigger issues. Also it would be impossible for an entire world to agree on what is best for its people. Think about how the needs of people would be quickly overlooked. Their are way to many people in this world to have one government. Another question arises, who will run the government and what type of government will it be? The Chinese and Russia would love to run the world with a strong dictatorship, but who would want "Big Brother" watching you at all times. This idea of a Dictatorship would go against everything America stands for, but if America ran the world with Democracy it would go against major political and physical powers in the Middle East and Asia. Either way any type of Government would upset a certain group of people. Also how would different cultures and religions coexist in harmony? What is socially acceptable in one culture is repulsing in another. How could the government regulate such things without creating a riot within the people. Being a secular government this would mean that all sense of religion and theism would be looked down upon. About 84% of the world is religious(http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html).  This would mean that roughly 84% of the world would be shunned and told they are intolerant, incompetent dreamers and that they should abandon all there religious ways. This would cause another riot within the people. Overall a Global Secular Government is very far fetched being that it would be nearly impossible to have all the world powers and different worldviews to agree on one government, but if it happened it would cause major riots and uproars in different cultures and religions.

Abortion

In response to Doug's second statement I feel that we can look into stopping people from having premarital sex in the first place because their not ready, which would stop the effects and conclusions of premarital sex. As a Christian I am commanded to “Speak up for those who have no voice, for the justice of all who are dispossessed” (Prov. 31:8). Hebrews 13:4 also says, "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." These problems that couples face may be their judgement for their immoral acts. Lots of teens are put in the situation that they could have premarital sex, but none of them really know about the consequences. Did you know that 50% of the people who currently have HIV are between the ages of 15 and 24? Using a condom only reduces the risk of contracting HIV by 85%. Condoms do not significantly reduce the risk of contracting other sexually transmitted diseases. If a teenager takes these statistics into consideration when making your decision I feel there choice would be different.  Most people don't consider the emotional effects of premarital sex. You see, sex is an emotional experience and it affects our lives in ways we don't understand. After engaging in premarital sex, many people express feelings of guilt, embarrassment, distrust, resentment, lack of respect, tension, and so much more. Now that's why they shouldn't have sex before marriage. Now if they do slip up then there are some things other than Abortion that could be options. Adoption is a very easy safe way to still have the baby and give life to a couple who cannot have it themselves. Adoption Doctors.com says adoption "can be a healthy, realistic, and sensible choice for all the parties involved in the adoption triad (birth parent, adoptive parent and adopted child). Adoption is a selfless, loving gesture from a brave woman who has dreams for a child to have a forever family".

Law #4

After reading the Critical Legal Studies article or CLS, I feel like there aproach was slighty Marxism and a pinch of Cosmic Humanism. CLS approaches equality kinda like Marx, everyone is equal in a sense and should be treated equal. They want to try to give everyone a voice and power so his ideas will be the same as mine. Homosexuals are the same as me and should be given the same rights. Also why it is Cosmic Humanism is because each individual is equal and can do whatever he pleases. the connection is that in a sense it is saying we are our own god and can control our decisions. We should be all equal and see eachother equally. Justice now would be put on those who try to oppress groups of people and not teach equality, but later in a perfect society justice would not be needed.


The purpose of what CLS is writing about is them changing the rules so we humans won't feel guilty about our sin. CLS wants to break down laws so people can do what they please. We as Christians should uphold our goverments rule unless they go against Gods laws. God made laws to keep us safe and protected, not to oppress us but to safe us from our sinful nature. As Christians we can do justice abide by Gods rules. We should use the bible to disprove fall teachings and lead by example, by serving God and abiding by his words not by changing the rules so we can feel better like what CLS is trying to do.

Law #3

Between the Shari'a Law and God's law there is only one similarity which is both are suppose to help guide you in your faith on choosing moral standards that are set up by each God. One major difference between these two is one is based on works while the other i based on mental and spiritual acts. The Shari'a law is in place o enforce and punish those who do not act the way a Muslim is suppose to. For instance the 5 pillars of Islam are all at their core physical acts. Also the Shari'a law is very constricting, it holds people back with no purpose. The laws of the Bible are in place to keep us save and free of immorality. Another concept that is very different is how Allah is unknowable. This could also be seen through the Shari'a law because if Allah is unknowable then how do we know that the Shari'a law contains all of Allah's commandments. The Bible is the word of God and it contains every law that a Christian should abide by, so there is no place for second guessing ourselves. In addition, the last difference is love that is missing in the Shari'a law. The laws of the Bible are there because God loves us and wants to keep us from being mislead and have to suffer. The Shari'a law is a harsh set of laws set up because Allah said so and so it is. The Shari'a Law is a harsh law on those who don't abide by it and in some cases so is the Bible but the Bible offers redemption salvation and second chances that we have on earth. Shari'a law does not contain anything like that which shows love and compassion.