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A clue: there are a number of religions that include the concept of hell. Hell is the ultimate retribution, in case society wasn't able to apply it in this worl
by narag 9y ago
A clue: there are a number of religions that include the concept of hell. Hell is the ultimate retribution, in case society wasn't able to apply it in this world. The underlying idea is that justice is a balance. If someone commits a crime, the reality is unbalanced and equilibrium must be restored punishing the culprit. This idea has been developed by some philosophers, Kant IIRC (but a lot of Kant's work is mostly a repackaging of Christianism).
Edit, just to add some history: justice system was very entangled with religion since forever. Romans were the ones that greatly developed the technical aspects. There was the directum --the righteous thing-- aspect vs the ius, the technical one, the contracts, the seek of solutions and social peace.
- emodendroket 9y agoThe idea that some people are irredeemable seems to be rather against the current of most Christian thought.
- orasis 9y agoChristians overwhelmingly elected Trump. Perhaps Christian != a follower of the teachings of Christ.
- emodendroket 9y agoWell then why are we talking about "religious doctrine"?
- grasshopperpurp 9y agoAmerica's brand of Christianity doesn't care about Jesus. It cares about the wrath of the Old Testament and the rules of Paul.
- emodendroket 9y agoAmerica does not have one single brand of Christianity but countless sects with views and member demographics that differ significantly.
- anigbrowl 9y agoYes, and a lot of these sects are extremely authoritarian and have significant membership.
- grasshopperpurp 9y agoYou're not wrong, but I'm referring to the specific brand of Protestant American Christianity that the country started pushing in the 50s. There are, of course, differences, but - as a group - they're pretty similar on major issues. http://www.npr.org/2015/03/30/396365659/how-one-nation-didnt-become-under-god-until-the-50s-religious-revival http://www.npr.org/2015/03/30/396365659/how-one-nation-didnt...