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...
i disagree with Jack Layton...my faith is NOT just a private matter...my faith defines who i am and my role in life is to help other to know Jesus...i need to do this with my life and, when necessary, with words.
ReplyDeleteI don't know how Jack got into the fray, but he's right, Mary -- your faith is a private matter: yours. It defines who you are to you. It does not necessarily define who you are to someone else. Only your actions can do that.
ReplyDeleteAnd mere words can do nothing, either. Just for an example, how can your words define you to someone who does not speak your language? But your actions will make an indelible imprint.
Happy Easter, Tim, and to all others who celebrate Easter!
ReplyDeleteHappy Easter too, albeit belatedly too, Fr. Tim.
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