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...
*sigh* 'Nother grand waste of time and taxpayer money...
ReplyDeleteI would be happy to sponsor a bill that would put the financial burden of all the stoopid stuff on the personal doorstep of the members responsible. If they want to waste time and money on idiocy, they have to pay for it themselves!
I can understand this if we've seen cases where they've been used to attack people. But I'd be willing to let them wear it if thats not the case. I think a background check could be in order. If the guy has a record of violence it would concern me as an MP.
ReplyDeleteIt could pose a potential security threat in another scenario. If a person bent on murdering a politician managed to obtain press credentials, they could pose as a Sikh and walk right up to an MP with the murder weapon getting a free pass through security. Tough call really.
Cheers
Paul