Doese the church constitute double standard problem on several social issue in HK
Having read several articles whether HK church leaders when dealing with several social issue. While they signs a petition to the government against laws that is related to homosexual (Sodo) and gambling, they stay silent regarding the policy report on constitution reform (i.e. related to democracy in HK and its timetable). Some argue that this constitute a double standard, and question the meaning of 'seperation of state and church'. Some argue that the church should get more involvement, while some argue that the church shouldn't get involved as a collective group, and leave it to individual christianity. Some of their response clarify my thought in this area.
The difference response & reaction of the church community towards different social issue reflect their understanding about fundamental principle of christianity. For those who perceive that the fundamental value of christianity is the authority of the bible and moral issue, they will against the law that may legalise homosexuality (Sodo) & gambling, or at least not against it. For those who perceive that the fundamental value is human rights, they will against the political reform that hinders or slow down the process of democracy; Otherwise they will stay silent on this matter.
Whether there constitute a double standard depends if there is a generally united and agreeable view on each social issue. The church are divided over the issue of the democratic process, so it is quite understandable and wise for not to get involve in a collective manner. It seems that there is a generally agreeable view for the evangelical christians on the matters related to legislation regarding homosexuality right and gambling, and so they involve in a collective manner. However, if the church are divided over this issue homosexuality and gambling, then the double standard argument for arbitragely intervening in one social affairs (homsexuality and gambling) but not the others (democratic process) holds.
Yet the topics 'seperation of state and church', and whether it is justified for the church as a collective body to intervene in social affairs is in a grey area. Sometimes the church were doing too little, sometimes they have overstepped.
The difference response & reaction of the church community towards different social issue reflect their understanding about fundamental principle of christianity. For those who perceive that the fundamental value of christianity is the authority of the bible and moral issue, they will against the law that may legalise homosexuality (Sodo) & gambling, or at least not against it. For those who perceive that the fundamental value is human rights, they will against the political reform that hinders or slow down the process of democracy; Otherwise they will stay silent on this matter.
Whether there constitute a double standard depends if there is a generally united and agreeable view on each social issue. The church are divided over the issue of the democratic process, so it is quite understandable and wise for not to get involve in a collective manner. It seems that there is a generally agreeable view for the evangelical christians on the matters related to legislation regarding homosexuality right and gambling, and so they involve in a collective manner. However, if the church are divided over this issue homosexuality and gambling, then the double standard argument for arbitragely intervening in one social affairs (homsexuality and gambling) but not the others (democratic process) holds.
Yet the topics 'seperation of state and church', and whether it is justified for the church as a collective body to intervene in social affairs is in a grey area. Sometimes the church were doing too little, sometimes they have overstepped.
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