Sunday School issues

OK, there are still one or two people stopping by here, so I guess it's time for an update. Discussing "issues" in Sunday School has been an interesting exercise. I never thought I would address "current event" topics by choice. For the most part, I don't bother to choose a side on controversial issues. After all, does it really matter what I think? There are enough decisions to be made in areas where I need to choose a course of action that I don't have the mental energy to decide whether we should have troups in Iraq and who should have tried Suddam Hussein and whether Terri Schiavo should have been allowed to die.

In a way, my lack of mental and emotional investment in the subjects we've been discussing has made it easier. If people have strong opinions, on capital punishment for example, either pro or con, that's fine with me. They can go ahead and express their opinion. I'll probably be in at least partial agreement with any position. But for the most part, we simply look at both sides of the issue in light of scripture. After all, if there were a simple Bible-based answer to the issues facing our world, they wouldn't be issues. We've yet to find an issue where all Bible-believing Christians line up on the same side.

Our next topic is bioethics -- cloning, gene therapy, genetic engineering. It's another area where I've never seen any need to choose a position. Hopefully, someone else will have something to contribute to the discussion. Anyone who reads this is welcome to comment.