Locke is #Woke- Jamie Peters

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       Let me first open up this paper by saying that if you want a good laugh, read the introduction to the work. The translators and editors are really sarcastic and funny, and Caroline and I had a good laugh about them.
       Now, onto business. Locke hits the entire world's problem on the head in Chapter 11 of his Letter of Toleration, which needs no summation. " What has produced all the religious quarrels and wars in the Christian world is not *the (inevitable) diversity of opinions but rather *the (avoidable) denial toleration to those who are of different opinions" (Locke 24). This does not only apply to Church disputes, like opinions about doctrine and worship style, but about anything that falls under a magistrate as the leader. This means the government, the household, the workplace, etc. As explained by Locke, we Christians are supposed to be the ones that are most against things that are contrary to what the Bible says. However, we are also supposed to be the most gentle and tolerant of them all. Why is it then that when it comes to sharing our opinions, we are the most judgmental, most hypocritical of them all? We have built a reputation for our group, and it will be hard to tear down.


I commented on Addison's and Moriah's posts.

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Mackenzie Jackson said…
I believe you are so right Jamie. As Christians, we are the most judgmental and act as though we are better than many other groups. I wish I had an answer or a valid solution to this problem in our community. It is very hard not to fall into the trap of judging others so harshly. As a community, I wish we would all step back and realize He died on that cross for all of us! Great blog post!
November 4, 2019 at 8:51 AM
Rachael Gregson said…
I agree with you, Jamie. Our harsh judgmental hypocrisy is I think what turns away most atheists because it looks like we cannot practice what we preach. Sometimes I think we can make God more disapproving than what He actually is because we have the awful habit of applying God's traits to human traits and God's ways to human ways. One question that would be nice to debate is, how do we know where the line is that needs to be drawn between being against things contrary to the Bible and being gentle of the things contrary to what's familiar to us?
November 4, 2019 at 12:52 PM
Drew Hedden said…
Awesome stuff here and I legitimately couldn't agree with you more on this. I feel like as much as this is applicable to the Christian faith today, it's really a huge part of why people don't get along in today's culture, period. The schism between political parties, millenials and boomers, and rival sports fans grows wider daily as the world collectively grows more self-centered, as everyone sees themselves as their own god. And "god" could never be wrong..
November 4, 2019 at 2:53 PM
Addison Zanda said…
Our judgement comes from how we've grown up and how we live and when we see people doing the opposite out in the community, we judge... harsh right? We have to do better as Christians. i probably shouldn't be saying it like that because I definitely have to be better with my actions. It becomes so easy to judge, but why can't we ever take time to help others and lead them?
November 4, 2019 at 5:05 PM
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