tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666359425470006829.post9083978828479298927..comments2023-04-28T05:43:48.990-04:00Comments on Traditional Values from an Untraditional Mind: The Bible on Graphic Imagery- Why Christians should be for its UseJoe Trammellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13448308084523866500noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1666359425470006829.post-51956495408787056272014-09-23T11:09:45.973-04:002014-09-23T11:09:45.973-04:00I respect how thorough the above research is; and ...I respect how thorough the above research is; and I accept that God not only ordered the graphic imagery, but also the massacre of countless peoples including children. <br /><br />That being said, I see a disconnect in logic. All of the above statements which included acts of genocide were God ordered. The almighty ordered it. I do not know of any particular moral supremacist who has claimed the almighty ordered them to use the images in question. <br /><br />At some point, we evolved from using the spear and now we have atomic weaponry. You may love your spear, but if you were to bring one of those into combat today, you would be seen as doing far more harm than good to the people around you. Likewise, the graphic imagery falls flat on its face in terms of ways of reaching people. <br /><br />Something you left out of your old testament argument though, the people of Israel ultimately returned to their sins, incessantly. Hence the constant need for graphic imagery. <br /><br />Also, it is not logical. If we surrender the moral high ground by failing to guard the dignity of the people in our photos then our words are not only ineffective they are also counterproductive. Photos like this drive people away from us if not used in the proper settings. I would say that in any campaign you have to use the right tools at the right time, and putting posters like these infront of schools, abortion clinics etc is counterproductive. If you want to help a fetus, put it in front of a sonogram. <br /><br /> http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fliveactionnews.org%2Fa-graphic-image-converted-me-to-pro-life-now-heres-why-im-against-graphic-images%2F&h=cAQH-8zJs Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com