Superior Christian morals? (Jesus, salvation, atheist, faith, Commandment)

[Sunstone]

I was listening to my favorite bimbo radio talk show host this morning. For once I found myself in agreement with him. Jim -- that's his name -- was arguing that Christians have no monopoly on morality. He was asserting that non-Christians can be moral too.

The problem is that many of the people who called into his program didn't buy into Jim's notion that non-Christians can be moral too. Several callers expressed the opinion that Christian morals are higher, more coherent, and more complete than anyone else's morals.

Unfortunately, the callers couldn't give any examples of Christian morals that are higher, more coherent, and more complete than anyone else's morals.

Seems it was something they took on faith.

So, now I'm wondering if there are indeed any Christian morals that are superior to everyone else's morals? Is there anything in Christian morals that is found nowhere else and that is better than anything found anywhere else? What do you think?

[robtex]

Actually, as I understand, it Christians (as well as some other religions) see morality as absolute and handed down by God as opposed to relative and community inspired.

When a Christian is presenting morality to the public at large he/she is not saying that it is a higher morality but the only morality as told to them by Jesus through God.

The greater question could be is there an absolute morality or is it relative and community inspired?

[Ronald]

This is called the "Holier than thou" attitude, that puts a bad name on Godliness.
Not everyone who is called Christian, thinks they are Gods gift to the world, some of them remain humble.

[Bright-ness' Shadow]

Morality, when it is encapsulated in law and commandment, are inferior to that which, even though identical, is arrived at by self-realization. Christian morality is a commandemnt from God and is part of a contract (covenent) - if you want salvation, do this.

In this respect, the atheist has superiority.

Bob

[robtex]

Originally Posted by Ronald

This is called the "Holier than thou" attitude, that puts a bad name on Godliness.
Not everyone who is called Christian, thinks they are Gods gift to the world, some of them remain humble.

Good point but it may not be relevant. Humility is an independant variable to the notion of absolute morality. Bottom line as I understand it, Christians feel that God gave morality to mankind through Jesus making morality absolute as opposed to relative.

Which wouldn't assert a monopoly on the religions morality but a homongenous morality applicable to all . (which is misinterepreted as a monopoly on morality as opposed to absolute morality).

[Ronald]

Originally Posted by pah

Morality, when it is encapsulated in law and commandment, are inferior to that which, even though identical, is arrived at by self-realization. Christian morality is a commandemnt from God and is part of a contract (covenent) - if you want salvation, do this.

In this respect, the atheist has superiority.

Bob

A superiority air is unbecoming to you, Bob! A humble pah is more to my liking.

[huajiro]

Christians' morals are only superior to Christians.

[robtex]

Huajior, superior to Christians or believed by the anointed to be universally applicable to all? I would contend again that the inititavite is not based on hierarchy but a belief in universal design or a homongenous morality equally applicable to all.

[retrorich]

It has been said that morality cannot be legislated. But at present, the U.S. theocrats are attempting to do just that. It won't work.