not trying to get in between your discussion with BIC on this
subject. We are answerable to the local laws where we are. You
can't bring fruits or honey from melbourne to perth but nobody will
check you for taking some drugs around. In Singapore, you are free
to bring in any fruits but if you carry more than 15 gm of drugs,
you will be hanged. The countries set the law, and that is the
yardstick on how far you can go, here is nothing fair or not
fair.
You will also be answerable to your own conscience. Do you feel
at ease if you steal from somebody? that is your moral
yardstick.
There is also a higher legal yardstick set by government, an
american company set up a plan in Vietnam, they will have to follow
the pollution control yardstick in america AND in Vietnam.
Of course there is a higher moral yardstick for man going into
eternity, that is set by God. In your case whoever in your
Buddhist religion. The moral yardstick for religion and local
government may be different, e.g. abortion is legal in Singapore,
but it is against the moral yardstick set by God.
Ultimately, which yardstick will prevail, to whom you will have
to be answerable? that is for man to decide.
sgdiehard
1. Yes we have to answer to legal courts and civil laws
2. But we dont have to answer to sharia law (islam religious
law) OR biblical law (christian religious law), UNLESS you want us
to be a theocratic society.
You know whats theocratics? Like Saudi Arabia?, but christian
version?
