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...
"'It’s true that the church doesn’t have a First Amendment right to have a government contract,' he said, 'but it does have a First Amendment right not to be excluded from a contract based on its religious beliefs.'"
ReplyDeleteLet's extend that, shall we? Does it have a right to make decisions on behalf of its employees who may not share that religious belief? The law will state that it must make the provisions available. It does not say that every employee must take advantage of that provision!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/29/us/for-bishops-a-battle-over-whose-rights-prevail.html?scp=1&sq=bishops&st=cse
ReplyDeleteIt's instructive to read the readers' comments (especially the readers' picks) to see the tone of the readership of the NYT (yes a liberal paper) as overwhelmingly against the bishops.
Sign of the Times, one could say
Michael
“In the name of tolerance, we’re not being tolerated,” said Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Ill., a civil and canon lawyer who helped drive the church’s losing battle to retain its state contracts for foster care and adoption services.
ReplyDeleteOut of the mouths of babes. You people really are a sick bunch of puppies.