Why do some Christians see themselves as the morality police?

... and add arrogance and hatred for those who do not fall into their 'fold'.

I wish I knew. Since when does anyone have the legal right to impose their religious dogma, doctrine and beliefs upon others?

What about the private, foreign corporation called United States Government acting as police of everything? Seems like many are acting as though their ideals of good morals and way of life should be public policy to everyone else. That's their "narrowmindedness". The King James version of the bible is foundational law here and according to public law 97-280, it is suggested that YOU learn it and apply it accordingly.

I don't know why, but it pisses me off!!!!

Because Christians are the only ones who are moral? :-p

but they aren't the only ones, and they act like they are, it is stupid!!

Rather some see OPPORTUNITY in calling themselves morality police and using hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars GRANTED through the federal government to exact their will on the American people. Further eroding their freedoms that were fought for and paid for in BLOOD! So you could say they are Opportunists.

Well as a christian myself (not very devout) I can tell you its because our holy book tells us to be. Do I really do that? no I call people out on stupidity but thats about it and it has to do with my own personal veiws not my religious ones.Anyway that answers your question the christian holy book tells christians to tell others the right way to live atleast according to the bible. (Religious Arrogance might play a bit of a role too)

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Didnt think that was confusing I apologize lol

I've seen this happen, and I think it's because of the Christian position that they should share the Gospels with the world. If they should share the Gospels, then it extends to the rest of the Bible, and next thing we know, we have Christians preaching the Bible to everyone.

... shades of and precursor to a version of the much maligned and despised "Sharia Law"/

Some Christians think that their behavior is sanctioned by God and that it's their place to force their particular interpretation of the Bible on everyone else. Thank whatever the heck deity exists that not all Christians don't do this, just the crazies.

Most of America is Christian, and there's a lot of immorality out there -- so, if we Christians are supposed to be the "morality police," we're not doing our jobs very well.

Some Christians do, just as some athiest secularist think they know what is best. I look at personality as the ultimate lense for this behavior. Some people tend to live and let live and others do not. Think about your own beliefs and how they may have changed. If you felt A. and acted as such, I doubt you would do any different when you change to believing in B. Many people who think they know how to eat, live, marry, die, vote, etc.. feel as if they won't ever see the world as they want it unless they help "convert" or show people the error of their ways. The more people that think like they do,the more "real" their version of reality is. It is futile and it is collectivist and I hate it whether it is some utopian political scheme or some religious paradise. It stinks!

"He that hath an ear to ear let him hear"

who do you suggest we leave morality up to? pagans atheists heathens and morons?? but hey, if you want to spend eternity in outer darkness, have at it. LMBO!!!!

you guys act like you are the only ones with morality, it is sickening! What is wrong with Athiests and Pagans (Heathens?)....oh yeah.... NOTHING!!

The only one who can and has defined morality is God's law.
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, "YOU SHALL NOT COVET."

ha! riiight....have you eer thought that your god is NOT perfect? I mean, according to christians, he makes people go to a HORRIBLE place. I think that Athiests and Pagans, and Wiccans, ect. have a pretty good idea that there is something WRONG there!!

Nope, He is perfect. He's merciful and He's Just. It's not His fault where people choose to end up. He gave perfect instruction and made a Perfect way to avoid a HORRIBLE place. He would not be perfect and loving if He did not give everyone free will to choose who they would serve.

Not even the gods are perfect. But, not even the gods would make such a horrible place!!

There is no other god but God.
Isaiah 45:5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6 That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other;
7 I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.'
8 "Rain down, you heavens, from above, And let the skies pour down righteousness; Let the earth open, let them bring forth salvation, And let righteousness spring up together. I, the Lord, have created it.

psalm135:14 For the Lord will judge His people, And He will have compassion on His servants.
15 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, The work of men's hands.
16 They have mouths, but they do not speak; Eyes they have, but they do not see;
17 They have ears, but they do not hear; Nor is there any breath in their mouths.
18 Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them.
19 Bless the Lord, O house of Israel! Bless the Lord, O house of Aaron!
20 Bless the Lord, O house of Levi! You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
21 Blessed be the Lord out of Zion, Who dwells in Jerusalem! Praise the Lord!

showing me scripts from your bible does nothing for me. there is a god and two godessess I don't care if you believe me or not.

Then you have to prove their existence. I proved mine. Like i said, it's your choice not to see, but instead, listen to deaf dumb and blind gods.

and just how did you prove yours?..... and there is no need for me to waste my energy on telling you that there is mmore than one god when you don't listen to me.

I backed up Scripture with Scripture called- line upon line, precept upon precept.
well i asked so i'm waiting for you to explain yourself.

explain myself? you wrote something that was writen by another man, there is no reason for me to explain myself.

It's all a fantasy perpetrated and promoted by "man" and, to those with any intellect and common sense, easily dismissed.

really? and your proof is? because you say so with fleeting conjecture?

My proof lied in the fact that NO ONE has yet to offer verifiable, intrinsic proof of the existence of such an entity, or even close thereto.

We're not required to give proof to skeptics and scoffers. I don't have to give anymore proof that Jesus already gave: Jesus said, "if you've seen me you've seen the Father, if you don't believe me believe the works that i do."
God doesn't operate according to man's demands for proof. Jesus also said to Thomas, "you believe because you see, blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe." First believe then you will get your proof.

That's a lame argument ... just as is the entire concept. Man wrote the fairy tales contained in the bible (some, apparently, do actually contain some historical facts) and, just as any playwright can do, so the "authors" of those tales attributed all those "sayings" to their characters, god and Jesus. As for believing .... sorry, I don't believe in Santa Claus or the Tooth Fairy, nor any other mythical entity, past or present.

Not lame at all, not my fault you are immune to the truth.

Ah, yes ... another one parroting "the truth" .... "zombie on" ... as I said, NO VERIFIABLE PROOF, only the silliness of "have faith".

Which only proves they're clueless. Jesus said to preach his word. Not enforce it.

Yes, but certain aspects of his word are commandments, not suggestions.

One of them that leaps to mind is "thou shalt not kill." A country that murders over 1 million unborn babies per year should take heed of those words.

If you or I are not killing then we have followed the commandment. All we can do is tell others not to kill. we cannot necessarily make anyone else not kill.

Oh yea? I can vote guilty in a trial.