Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
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...
Sadly its a homily I can't recall ever hearing in our parish. We've had a few visiting priests mention it, the more orthodox ones, but its rarely mentioned. Gay marriage was a political hot potato and nobody spoke out, thankfully our Bishop did and had his stance read in the church. I think we need to get back to real Christianity in our homilies. Tell the truth and let the chips fall where they may. Jesus pulled no punches, our priests should do no less. I think we fear offending others more than we fear offending the Lord, many laity and clergy alike. I think if a preacher declares the truth boldly, he may be surprised by the outcome. I know cloning is an abomination but can we clone Father John Corapi?
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Paul