Driving to Distraction
Mike Wittmer, receiving inspiration from Maureen Dowd (enough said, right), says driving while texting or while talking on your cell phone is at its core, sinful. The good Doctor argues that:
What about Mom's with young kids? It would seem to me that this would force Mom's to REALLY be Stay-At-Home Mom's or risk sinning on a daily basis!
So what do you think? Is DWD (Driving While Distracted) a sin? If it is, I have a friend who could never drive again.
insofar as participating in activities which endanger others is not showing love to neighbor, it is a sin to drive while texting or dialing a cell phone (especially if you’re driving an SUV).Now I have to conclude that this would not be limited to cell phones. Anything that causes us to be distracted while driving would be "participating in activities which endanger others". What about eating while driving? What about GPS units, or ladies applying makeup, or even listening to the radio. Should we even carrying on a conversation with other passengers in the vehicle?
What about Mom's with young kids? It would seem to me that this would force Mom's to REALLY be Stay-At-Home Mom's or risk sinning on a daily basis!
So what do you think? Is DWD (Driving While Distracted) a sin? If it is, I have a friend who could never drive again.
I just don't know if I could go so far as to say that DWD is a sin. Is it unwise, yes. But I don't think you can classify something as a sin simply because it is unwise. We as Americans constantly over eat and don't do an ounce of exercise. That is unwise. The Bible clearly says that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, and that they are to be used to honor God with. We worship God in how we use our bodies, so when we over eat/don't exercise are we in a sense destroying our temples? Is it sin to eat that extra scoop of ice cream? Or is it just unwise.
But does eating more ice cream "endanger others", which is ultimately why he classifies the activity as sin.
that is a good point. i'm still undecided however...