We are tough to nail down in terms of modern beliefs but here is a basic set. Please allow so leeway as there are different Gnostic Christians just as there are many different Christian sects.
http://www.thesongofgod.com/tgc/basic_beliefs.html
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"Members of a collective who believe themselves superior to others"
I base my statement on thre fact that it is superior to have all souls equal and not to discriminate against women and gays the way most Abrahamic Christian and Muslim cults do.
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"Do Gnostic Christians believe Individuals have Rights?"
Absolutely. To keep this short, the U.N. list would do nicely.
In a sense, we give women and children more rights than men as we think the law of the sea should also be the law on land.
To us, any man not willing to put his family ahead of himself is not much of a man.
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"Are these Rights the same for every individual, or do our Rights vary depending on which collective we're associated with?"
Other affiliations do not effect how we view your rights. The only caveat I can think of is what I put just above on women and children.
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"What is the Gnostic Christian view on the Use of Force?
When is it moral to use force and when is it immoral?"
The Christian Jesus that Rome created would say to turn the other cheek to evil.
Gnostic Christians would say to fight against evil and that for evil to grow, all good people need do is nothing.
That does not mean of course that force or harm is the best weapon against evil.
If an evil heart can be moved by kindness then it should be the first choice.
It all depends on the situation and evil is a broad issue. A child beginning to act out might be changed by kindness. A hardened man will spit kindness right back at us.
What are your thoughts on this?
Regards
DL
