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...
Here hoping it doesn't fail! Good luck Reva.
ReplyDeleteHow about a class action suit against every Catholic Board on behalf of every student who was denied their right to exemption from religion classes upon request? How valuable is 25 years of forced religion classes because of lies told to students who simply requested the exemption the Education Act afforded them.
ReplyDeleteIf people want a truly equatable education system where they can send their children to receive the education they desire, a voucher system is the way to go with privatization of all public schools. Maybe then people will stop whining. Public school is becoming as offensive to many religious families as religious schools are to many pagan ones.
ReplyDeleteReva is bravely articulating what many Ontarians have been thinking for some time. All religions should be considered equal and we must support authentic separation of "church and state" (or religion and government/ religion and education/ religion and law).
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