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Absolutes:
Do not kill
Do not steal
Relative items
Meatless Fridays
Divorce/Annullment
Geocentric universe
Just a few. There are probably a few more but my mind is not responding well today. Mature religions recognize that there are few absolutes, most tenets are only individual's interpretations of what is perceived to be God's word. If this were not so, then many of the beliefs of the Old Testament would not be so difficult to understand today. Many were for health reasons like not eating pork. Whether or not the words in the "good book" are the actual words of God, they seem to be deliberately vague on a number of points.
Even the RC Church is very careful about their doctrine changes. Unless the item in question is "Ex Cathedra" (from the chair) it is not an absolute.
A long time ago, a very wise clerical friend of mine told me the following:
"God created faith. Man created religion".
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Bob S. former owner of a 1984 silver 944
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