This is a Christian forum - not a nation or a political stage. The question for Christians no matter what nation they live in - is the same -- is murder simply a matter of "politics" or is it actually a moral question that the Bible addresses.
True. But this is a Christian forum and we are not "divided" on whether the God of the Bible is Mohammed's Allah, or whether it is one of the 3 million Hindu deities. If you notice the discussion that is not the issue at stake.
One could then say "yes... but what if you are an atheist? In that case all religions are on the same level playing field of pure-nonsense at the very start". And I grant you that in that case it is probably a more confusing issue with less clarity.
In the same way slavery was a moral issues in the 1800's where "right to property, and freedom of choice" was being opposed to "the value of human life".
Slavery was (and still is) a huge problem in Islamic countries
from:
History of slavery in the Muslim world - Wikipedia
"The Arab slave trade was most active in West Asia, North Africa, and Southeast Africa. In the early 20th century (post-
World War I), slavery was gradually outlawed and suppressed in Muslim lands, largely due to pressure exerted by Western nations such as Britain and France.
[17] Slavery in the Ottoman Empire was abolished in 1924 when the
new Turkish Constitution disbanded the
Imperial Harem and made the last concubines and eunuchs free citizens of the newly proclaimed republic.
[18] Slavery in Iran was abolished in 1929. Among the
last states to abolish slavery were
Saudi Arabia and
Yemen, which abolished slavery in 1962 under pressure from Britain;
Oman in 1970; and
Mauritania in 1905, 1981, and again in August 2007.
[19] However, slavery claiming the sanction of Islam is documented at present in the predominantly Islamic countries of
the Sahel,
[20][21] and is also
practiced in territories controlled by Islamist rebel groups. It is also practiced in countries like
in Libya and Mauritania despite being outlawed."
So "yeah" the value-of-human life issue is still a topic of hot debate and confusion ... only moderated to some extent by outside pressure from western civilizations when it comes to your suggestion that Islam might have a different view on our topic regarding the value of human life.
Nothing in the American Constitution says "all world religions are correct.. are equally correct". Our government allows for a paid (paid via taxes) pastor opening each session of congress with prayer. Our House chamber has on its walls the full facing portait of Moses in the center with all other historic figures related to law - only having side-views. Moses in the center because he was given the Law by God - and all others just made-it-up.
So then all the others facing along a line that points to Moses at the center.
The 23 marble
relief portraits over the gallery doors of the
House Chamber
So while this nation is not founded as "a theocracy" - the nation is a Christian nation.
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If all Christians would stand up and admit it is sin - that it is murder - that it does not respect that value of human life any more than slavery did. That it 'did not matter' if a slave owner "felt differently" -- the matter is the same when it comes to the value of human life.
Just drawing a line between right and wrong, sin vs righteousness - would provide somewhat of a moral compass for society no matter that a lot of people might still be confused even with a moral compass in the form of a statement identifying it as a sin , a crime against mankind etc that may or may not also have civil laws governing it in your nation but still the fact of whether it is sin or not is clear.
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America - founded as a "Christian nation".
from:
Proof That America Was Founded As A Christian Nation – International Cops for Christ
The Paris Peace Treaty was the document which formally ended the Revolution and granted the United States independence from Great Britain. In a real sense, the United States formally became a nation on September 3, 1783.
When the United States became a nation, it was done in the “name of the most holy and undivided Trinity.” The preamble to this Treat states it is based upon the “Holy and undivided Trinity.” The concept of the holy Trinity is unique to Christianity. This statement means the United States was founded on the Christian faith. The complete Preamble follows:
“In the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity”
The Treaty then ends just like the Constitution with a statement it is being signed in the “Year of our Lord.” The witnesses representing the United States were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay and D. Hartley. The section in part follows:
“In witness whereof we the undersigned, their ministers plenipotentiary, have in their name and in virtue of our full powers, signed with our hands the present definitive treaty and caused the seals of our arms to be affixed thereto.Done at Paris, this third day of September in
the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three”
Treaty of Paris 1783 ***
