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 read the article and noticed this rather revealing quote;
ReplyDelete"The church sees that as a threat to its authority," Ronan said.
The Church is Christ. Saul was asked by Jesus, why he was persecuting Him.
Acts 9:3–5
And as he journeyed, it came to pass that he drew nigh unto Damascus: and suddenly there shone round about him a light out of heaven: and he fell upon the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am Jesus whom thou persecutest:
Therefore Ronan's comment might just as easily read;
"Jesus sees that (female ordination) as a threat to His authority."
Obedience to Rome is obedience to Christ. Any desires or ambitions sacrificed for the kingdom will be given back multiplied and overflowing in the world to come. Do we believe this? We must remind each other of the fleeting nature of this world.
Matt 19:29
Douay-Rheims Bible
And every one that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall possess life everlasting.
(or priestly ambitions.........)
It's all nunsense to me. Literally, nun-sense!