Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
i hope all the attention being focused on the sins of a few will lead us to know, love and serve our God better than we did before. i do not deny that much harm has been done by a few and that most of it could have been prevented , when in the beginning, we sent BISHOPS to jail for moving these sick men around. Somewhere along the line we forgot that it is not ok to aid and abet felons....having said that this has been front page news for at least 15 years so i hope those just coming forward now don't see it as easy money. It is too bad that good news and holiness don't sell papers...eno of the litany of other's sins..we need to remember that heaven is filled with saints who started over and over and over again and all those involved in the scandals need our prayers.
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Mary G: To which I can only add..AMEN! Thank you.
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