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...
Jonas' referring to women who wear burqas or niqabs or chadors or hijabs as "sausage ladies" is nasty. Apparently, he doesn't know the difference, doesn't know why, and doesn't care. But hey -- freedom of speech, right?
ReplyDeleteI wonder, though, how he'd feel if he suddenly found himself in the midst of a society and culture where all the men walk around without pants?
Feminism is about choices, and the right of the individual to make his or her own choices without feeling undue pressure from anyone else. What do people not understand about that?