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...
The truth is that priests are no different than anybody else...and that's the real problem, isn't it? They are presented by themselves and by the Church as special, when they aren't.
ReplyDeleteA few accomplish good things, some are simply benign. There are those that by virtue of misplaced trust do terrible damage, to other individuals, communities, the institution of the church and peoples relationship with their God.
It's OK to trust a priest on the same basis that you would any other man. Never accept a priest at face value. This is a mistake many have made and lived to regret.
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